Date of Incident10/16/1918
ConflictWorld War I 1917-1918
RankPrivate
UnitCompany C, 4th Infantry Regiment
StatusWounded in Action
Private Angelo was severely wounded during the Verdun Offensive.
John Angelo was one of the 136 local veterans of World War I who was awarded his Purple Heart at a special ceremony that took place on 28 May 1932. The Temple Hill Day program was held on the grounds of what is now the home of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor and New Windsor Cantonment.
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