In Memory of….. Sgt Bruce Francis "Buddy" Anello.
*** Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
BRUCE FRANCIS ANELLO - Army - SGT - E5
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 24, 1947
From: PHILADELPHIA, PA
Religion:
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Joseph William Anello, Born Dec. 6, 1919 and in England and Died March 3, 2000 in Philadelphia,Penn. and Mother, Alice V. Anello (1924 - 1952)George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, both of Phila, PA. Three brothers, Allen J. Anello, Born Dec. 20, 1945 and Died Sept. 21, 1992 at 47 yrs, Donald W. and William. He has NO children.
***** Julian Bruce Anello and I have your Purple Heart, and your writings. We Love You!! 3
Chuni y Julian Anello
***** Bruce, I was not there the day you were killed, I was wounded and sent home 2 weeks before. We had a lot of good times and you used to wear these little square sun glasses all the time. In the middle of the battle of the sapper company of Hwy. 1, you lost them and we all had to go back and look. I was proud to know you. The one day we had a big problem, you didn't say a word, you just took care of it. You were the sergeant. That was the day the whole company flew off and left me in some village alone. The captain finally came back and rescued me. We fought side by side on those hills west of DaNang with the thousands of NVA.. I respected you and was so sorry to hear about you when I got to the hospital in Kansas. There are no words proper enough for a guy like you. You died trying to save a guy from a sniper, is what I heard. Bless you Bruce, I know you are in a better place and there is eternal peace.
Sam J. Maggio
D, Co., 1/6th, 198, LIB., Americal Div.
***** Sgt. Anello, a graduate of the Army's "instant NCO" school for non-commissioned officers, was drafted last May and arrived in Vietnam in October.
A Philadelphia native who graduated from Milton Hershey School, Hershey, in June, 1965, he died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
A Philadelphia Electric Co. employe before he was drafted, he is survived - besides his father - by three brothers, Allen J., Donald W. and William.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - June 5, 1968
Jim McIlhenney
***** Someday I hope to see you at "Home" Buddy. When I was in 9th grade at Milton Hershey School, you were a Senior and very good to me. We were both on the Spartan Band as drummers though you were THE BEST by far. I wasn't and used the cymbals. One major trip we both attended was the Miss America at Atlantic City. I remember your passing was but 3 days before my graduation at MHS. You'll always be remembered by me and MANY others.God Bless you Buddy!
- S. Lee Strayer '68
***** Buddy, Not a day goes by, that I don't think of you, my friend. My son knows you, my grandsons know you. It would be my wish, that they would grow up to be like you. We should be growing old together, singing do wop, telling jokes and sharing pictures of our families. I'm forever grateful, that you are a part, of my life.
Ron
***** United States Census, 1940
Name: Joseph W Anello - YOUR DAD ........
Event Type: Census - Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 28, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: England
Birth Year: 1920
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Anello Head M 45 Italy
Anne Anello Wife F 44 England
Joseph W Anello Son M 20 England - YOUR DAD .....
Veronica E Anello Daughter F 19 Canada
Theresa M Anello Daughter F 15 Pennsylvania
Agazio F Anello Son M 12 Pennsylvania
SGT - E5 - Army - 198th Light Infantry Brigade
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Oct 4, 1967
Casualty was on May 31, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Selective Service)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 52808707
MOS: 11B40 Infantryman
LenSvc: Between 1 and 2 years
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 6TH INF RGT, 198 INF BDE
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 10/04/1967
Cas Date: Friday, 05/31/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds - Ground Casualty
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 62W - Line 4
On May 31, 1968, Sgt Bruce Francis "Buddy" Anello died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
Sgt Bruce Francis Anello was a brave guy and I heard how he got hit, he was watching a helpless guy getting shot up by a sniper and Bruce sat there a while, just got up and ran after the wounded, getting killed in the process.
********************************
Anello's Rifle
He was known as a Gung-ho guy.
He would laugh in the face of danger.
We'd just left the Que Son Valley - Valley of Living Death
80% casualties and he'd made it through.
Yesterday we'd gotten 15 replacements.
A few hours later we loaded them all onto a Medevac.
That evening I took rear guard, Sergeant Anello and PFC James E. Cowell of Chester, Illinois took point.
PFC James E. Cowell got hit in the chest and dropped back against his rucksack in an upright position.
The NVA began using him for target practice.
Sergeant Anello calmly anticipated while chewing on crackers.
All the time he knew what a man's gotta do.
Lunging, he took one in the head.
But the story of that brave soldier was far from over.
Nearing midnight while on point, I ran into another firefight.
My M-16 jammed and I was given my last rites when Anello's rifle was thrust into my hands.
Gung-ho Sergeant Anello saved my life that night but the darnedest thing was.. He'd already bought the farm.
Sgt. Fred Leo Brown
****************************
The following newspaper article regarding Bruce Anello was provided by a findagrave suggestion (source anonymous).
"Buddy" Anello was a combat-seasoned team leader with Company D of the1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, but he was a poet first and foremost. The 1965 graduate of Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa., was interested in wrestling and music, and after graduation worked for a year with Philadelphia Electric Co. Anello was drafted in October 1966 and sent to Vietnam. He wrote home often, and his bittersweet poetry and prose reflected his deep feelings about the war.
He wrote a long poem during the 1967 Christmas truce that included the lines:
I gaze on glistening spider webs that decorate my tree.
And instead of balls and blinking lights, scars from bombs are what I see.
Anello went on R&R in Taiwan in early 1968, later confiding to a friend about three identical dreams he experienced during the three nights he vacationed there. "In the dream, Buddy said, he was walking up a long hill," the friend recalled. "there was thick elephant grass. 'I kept walking and I couldn't get out. I knew I'd be in Vietnam the rest of my life.'"
The 20-year-old sergeant died in a firefight with a Viet Cong unit near Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, on May 31, 1968. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. Survivors included his father and three brothers.
Quang Nam, Province, on May 31, 1968. He was, posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Survivors included, his father and three brothers. Bruce lived, on W., Willard Street, Nicetown. Source: Philadelphia Daily News
************************************************
Silver Star
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Bruce Francis Anello (52808707), Sergeant, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Sergeant Anello distinguished himself by intrepid actions on 21 May 1968 while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. His unquestionable valor in close combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Americal Division, and the United States Army.
*********************************
Find A Grave contributor PRINCESSBARBI has sponsored your memorial for Bruce Anello.
Thank you PRINCESSBARBI for your sponsorship..
********************************
.
*** Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
BRUCE FRANCIS ANELLO - Army - SGT - E5
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 24, 1947
From: PHILADELPHIA, PA
Religion:
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Joseph William Anello, Born Dec. 6, 1919 and in England and Died March 3, 2000 in Philadelphia,Penn. and Mother, Alice V. Anello (1924 - 1952)George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, both of Phila, PA. Three brothers, Allen J. Anello, Born Dec. 20, 1945 and Died Sept. 21, 1992 at 47 yrs, Donald W. and William. He has NO children.
***** Julian Bruce Anello and I have your Purple Heart, and your writings. We Love You!! 3
Chuni y Julian Anello
***** Bruce, I was not there the day you were killed, I was wounded and sent home 2 weeks before. We had a lot of good times and you used to wear these little square sun glasses all the time. In the middle of the battle of the sapper company of Hwy. 1, you lost them and we all had to go back and look. I was proud to know you. The one day we had a big problem, you didn't say a word, you just took care of it. You were the sergeant. That was the day the whole company flew off and left me in some village alone. The captain finally came back and rescued me. We fought side by side on those hills west of DaNang with the thousands of NVA.. I respected you and was so sorry to hear about you when I got to the hospital in Kansas. There are no words proper enough for a guy like you. You died trying to save a guy from a sniper, is what I heard. Bless you Bruce, I know you are in a better place and there is eternal peace.
Sam J. Maggio
D, Co., 1/6th, 198, LIB., Americal Div.
***** Sgt. Anello, a graduate of the Army's "instant NCO" school for non-commissioned officers, was drafted last May and arrived in Vietnam in October.
A Philadelphia native who graduated from Milton Hershey School, Hershey, in June, 1965, he died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
A Philadelphia Electric Co. employe before he was drafted, he is survived - besides his father - by three brothers, Allen J., Donald W. and William.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - June 5, 1968
Jim McIlhenney
***** Someday I hope to see you at "Home" Buddy. When I was in 9th grade at Milton Hershey School, you were a Senior and very good to me. We were both on the Spartan Band as drummers though you were THE BEST by far. I wasn't and used the cymbals. One major trip we both attended was the Miss America at Atlantic City. I remember your passing was but 3 days before my graduation at MHS. You'll always be remembered by me and MANY others.God Bless you Buddy!
- S. Lee Strayer '68
***** Buddy, Not a day goes by, that I don't think of you, my friend. My son knows you, my grandsons know you. It would be my wish, that they would grow up to be like you. We should be growing old together, singing do wop, telling jokes and sharing pictures of our families. I'm forever grateful, that you are a part, of my life.
Ron
***** United States Census, 1940
Name: Joseph W Anello - YOUR DAD ........
Event Type: Census - Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 28, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: England
Birth Year: 1920
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Anello Head M 45 Italy
Anne Anello Wife F 44 England
Joseph W Anello Son M 20 England - YOUR DAD .....
Veronica E Anello Daughter F 19 Canada
Theresa M Anello Daughter F 15 Pennsylvania
Agazio F Anello Son M 12 Pennsylvania
SGT - E5 - Army - 198th Light Infantry Brigade
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Oct 4, 1967
Casualty was on May 31, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Selective Service)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 52808707
MOS: 11B40 Infantryman
LenSvc: Between 1 and 2 years
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 6TH INF RGT, 198 INF BDE
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 10/04/1967
Cas Date: Friday, 05/31/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds - Ground Casualty
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 62W - Line 4
On May 31, 1968, Sgt Bruce Francis "Buddy" Anello died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
Sgt Bruce Francis Anello was a brave guy and I heard how he got hit, he was watching a helpless guy getting shot up by a sniper and Bruce sat there a while, just got up and ran after the wounded, getting killed in the process.
********************************
Anello's Rifle
He was known as a Gung-ho guy.
He would laugh in the face of danger.
We'd just left the Que Son Valley - Valley of Living Death
80% casualties and he'd made it through.
Yesterday we'd gotten 15 replacements.
A few hours later we loaded them all onto a Medevac.
That evening I took rear guard, Sergeant Anello and PFC James E. Cowell of Chester, Illinois took point.
PFC James E. Cowell got hit in the chest and dropped back against his rucksack in an upright position.
The NVA began using him for target practice.
Sergeant Anello calmly anticipated while chewing on crackers.
All the time he knew what a man's gotta do.
Lunging, he took one in the head.
But the story of that brave soldier was far from over.
Nearing midnight while on point, I ran into another firefight.
My M-16 jammed and I was given my last rites when Anello's rifle was thrust into my hands.
Gung-ho Sergeant Anello saved my life that night but the darnedest thing was.. He'd already bought the farm.
Sgt. Fred Leo Brown
****************************
The following newspaper article regarding Bruce Anello was provided by a findagrave suggestion (source anonymous).
"Buddy" Anello was a combat-seasoned team leader with Company D of the1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, but he was a poet first and foremost. The 1965 graduate of Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa., was interested in wrestling and music, and after graduation worked for a year with Philadelphia Electric Co. Anello was drafted in October 1966 and sent to Vietnam. He wrote home often, and his bittersweet poetry and prose reflected his deep feelings about the war.
He wrote a long poem during the 1967 Christmas truce that included the lines:
I gaze on glistening spider webs that decorate my tree.
And instead of balls and blinking lights, scars from bombs are what I see.
Anello went on R&R in Taiwan in early 1968, later confiding to a friend about three identical dreams he experienced during the three nights he vacationed there. "In the dream, Buddy said, he was walking up a long hill," the friend recalled. "there was thick elephant grass. 'I kept walking and I couldn't get out. I knew I'd be in Vietnam the rest of my life.'"
The 20-year-old sergeant died in a firefight with a Viet Cong unit near Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, on May 31, 1968. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. Survivors included his father and three brothers.
Quang Nam, Province, on May 31, 1968. He was, posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Survivors included, his father and three brothers. Bruce lived, on W., Willard Street, Nicetown. Source: Philadelphia Daily News
************************************************
Silver Star
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Bruce Francis Anello (52808707), Sergeant, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Sergeant Anello distinguished himself by intrepid actions on 21 May 1968 while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. His unquestionable valor in close combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Americal Division, and the United States Army.
*********************************
Find A Grave contributor PRINCESSBARBI has sponsored your memorial for Bruce Anello.
Thank you PRINCESSBARBI for your sponsorship..
********************************
.
In Memory of….. Sgt Bruce Francis "Buddy" Anello.
*** Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
BRUCE FRANCIS ANELLO - Army - SGT - E5
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 24, 1947
From: PHILADELPHIA, PA
Religion:
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Joseph William Anello, Born Dec. 6, 1919 and in England and Died March 3, 2000 in Philadelphia,Penn. and Mother, Alice V. Anello (1924 - 1952)George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, both of Phila, PA. Three brothers, Allen J. Anello, Born Dec. 20, 1945 and Died Sept. 21, 1992 at 47 yrs, Donald W. and William. He has NO children.
***** Julian Bruce Anello and I have your Purple Heart, and your writings. We Love You!! 3
Chuni y Julian Anello
***** Bruce, I was not there the day you were killed, I was wounded and sent home 2 weeks before. We had a lot of good times and you used to wear these little square sun glasses all the time. In the middle of the battle of the sapper company of Hwy. 1, you lost them and we all had to go back and look. I was proud to know you. The one day we had a big problem, you didn't say a word, you just took care of it. You were the sergeant. That was the day the whole company flew off and left me in some village alone. The captain finally came back and rescued me. We fought side by side on those hills west of DaNang with the thousands of NVA.. I respected you and was so sorry to hear about you when I got to the hospital in Kansas. There are no words proper enough for a guy like you. You died trying to save a guy from a sniper, is what I heard. Bless you Bruce, I know you are in a better place and there is eternal peace.
Sam J. Maggio
D, Co., 1/6th, 198, LIB., Americal Div.
***** Sgt. Anello, a graduate of the Army's "instant NCO" school for non-commissioned officers, was drafted last May and arrived in Vietnam in October.
A Philadelphia native who graduated from Milton Hershey School, Hershey, in June, 1965, he died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
A Philadelphia Electric Co. employe before he was drafted, he is survived - besides his father - by three brothers, Allen J., Donald W. and William.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - June 5, 1968
Jim McIlhenney
***** Someday I hope to see you at "Home" Buddy. When I was in 9th grade at Milton Hershey School, you were a Senior and very good to me. We were both on the Spartan Band as drummers though you were THE BEST by far. I wasn't and used the cymbals. One major trip we both attended was the Miss America at Atlantic City. I remember your passing was but 3 days before my graduation at MHS. You'll always be remembered by me and MANY others.God Bless you Buddy!
- S. Lee Strayer '68
***** Buddy, Not a day goes by, that I don't think of you, my friend. My son knows you, my grandsons know you. It would be my wish, that they would grow up to be like you. We should be growing old together, singing do wop, telling jokes and sharing pictures of our families. I'm forever grateful, that you are a part, of my life.
Ron
***** United States Census, 1940
Name: Joseph W Anello - YOUR DAD ........
Event Type: Census - Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 28, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: England
Birth Year: 1920
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Anello Head M 45 Italy
Anne Anello Wife F 44 England
Joseph W Anello Son M 20 England - YOUR DAD .....
Veronica E Anello Daughter F 19 Canada
Theresa M Anello Daughter F 15 Pennsylvania
Agazio F Anello Son M 12 Pennsylvania
SGT - E5 - Army - 198th Light Infantry Brigade
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Oct 4, 1967
Casualty was on May 31, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Selective Service)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 52808707
MOS: 11B40 Infantryman
LenSvc: Between 1 and 2 years
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 6TH INF RGT, 198 INF BDE
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 10/04/1967
Cas Date: Friday, 05/31/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds - Ground Casualty
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 62W - Line 4
On May 31, 1968, Sgt Bruce Francis "Buddy" Anello died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
Sgt Bruce Francis Anello was a brave guy and I heard how he got hit, he was watching a helpless guy getting shot up by a sniper and Bruce sat there a while, just got up and ran after the wounded, getting killed in the process.
********************************
Anello's Rifle
He was known as a Gung-ho guy.
He would laugh in the face of danger.
We'd just left the Que Son Valley - Valley of Living Death
80% casualties and he'd made it through.
Yesterday we'd gotten 15 replacements.
A few hours later we loaded them all onto a Medevac.
That evening I took rear guard, Sergeant Anello and PFC James E. Cowell of Chester, Illinois took point.
PFC James E. Cowell got hit in the chest and dropped back against his rucksack in an upright position.
The NVA began using him for target practice.
Sergeant Anello calmly anticipated while chewing on crackers.
All the time he knew what a man's gotta do.
Lunging, he took one in the head.
But the story of that brave soldier was far from over.
Nearing midnight while on point, I ran into another firefight.
My M-16 jammed and I was given my last rites when Anello's rifle was thrust into my hands.
Gung-ho Sergeant Anello saved my life that night but the darnedest thing was.. He'd already bought the farm.
Sgt. Fred Leo Brown
****************************
The following newspaper article regarding Bruce Anello was provided by a findagrave suggestion (source anonymous).
"Buddy" Anello was a combat-seasoned team leader with Company D of the1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, but he was a poet first and foremost. The 1965 graduate of Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa., was interested in wrestling and music, and after graduation worked for a year with Philadelphia Electric Co. Anello was drafted in October 1966 and sent to Vietnam. He wrote home often, and his bittersweet poetry and prose reflected his deep feelings about the war.
He wrote a long poem during the 1967 Christmas truce that included the lines:
I gaze on glistening spider webs that decorate my tree.
And instead of balls and blinking lights, scars from bombs are what I see.
Anello went on R&R in Taiwan in early 1968, later confiding to a friend about three identical dreams he experienced during the three nights he vacationed there. "In the dream, Buddy said, he was walking up a long hill," the friend recalled. "there was thick elephant grass. 'I kept walking and I couldn't get out. I knew I'd be in Vietnam the rest of my life.'"
The 20-year-old sergeant died in a firefight with a Viet Cong unit near Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, on May 31, 1968. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. Survivors included his father and three brothers.
Quang Nam, Province, on May 31, 1968. He was, posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Survivors included, his father and three brothers. Bruce lived, on W., Willard Street, Nicetown. Source: Philadelphia Daily News
************************************************
Silver Star
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Bruce Francis Anello (52808707), Sergeant, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Sergeant Anello distinguished himself by intrepid actions on 21 May 1968 while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. His unquestionable valor in close combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Americal Division, and the United States Army.
*********************************
Find A Grave contributor PRINCESSBARBI has sponsored your memorial for Bruce Anello.
Thank you PRINCESSBARBI for your sponsorship..
********************************
.
*** Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
BRUCE FRANCIS ANELLO - Army - SGT - E5
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 24, 1947
From: PHILADELPHIA, PA
Religion:
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, Joseph William Anello, Born Dec. 6, 1919 and in England and Died March 3, 2000 in Philadelphia,Penn. and Mother, Alice V. Anello (1924 - 1952)George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery, both of Phila, PA. Three brothers, Allen J. Anello, Born Dec. 20, 1945 and Died Sept. 21, 1992 at 47 yrs, Donald W. and William. He has NO children.
***** Julian Bruce Anello and I have your Purple Heart, and your writings. We Love You!! 3
Chuni y Julian Anello
***** Bruce, I was not there the day you were killed, I was wounded and sent home 2 weeks before. We had a lot of good times and you used to wear these little square sun glasses all the time. In the middle of the battle of the sapper company of Hwy. 1, you lost them and we all had to go back and look. I was proud to know you. The one day we had a big problem, you didn't say a word, you just took care of it. You were the sergeant. That was the day the whole company flew off and left me in some village alone. The captain finally came back and rescued me. We fought side by side on those hills west of DaNang with the thousands of NVA.. I respected you and was so sorry to hear about you when I got to the hospital in Kansas. There are no words proper enough for a guy like you. You died trying to save a guy from a sniper, is what I heard. Bless you Bruce, I know you are in a better place and there is eternal peace.
Sam J. Maggio
D, Co., 1/6th, 198, LIB., Americal Div.
***** Sgt. Anello, a graduate of the Army's "instant NCO" school for non-commissioned officers, was drafted last May and arrived in Vietnam in October.
A Philadelphia native who graduated from Milton Hershey School, Hershey, in June, 1965, he died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
A Philadelphia Electric Co. employe before he was drafted, he is survived - besides his father - by three brothers, Allen J., Donald W. and William.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - June 5, 1968
Jim McIlhenney
***** Someday I hope to see you at "Home" Buddy. When I was in 9th grade at Milton Hershey School, you were a Senior and very good to me. We were both on the Spartan Band as drummers though you were THE BEST by far. I wasn't and used the cymbals. One major trip we both attended was the Miss America at Atlantic City. I remember your passing was but 3 days before my graduation at MHS. You'll always be remembered by me and MANY others.God Bless you Buddy!
- S. Lee Strayer '68
***** Buddy, Not a day goes by, that I don't think of you, my friend. My son knows you, my grandsons know you. It would be my wish, that they would grow up to be like you. We should be growing old together, singing do wop, telling jokes and sharing pictures of our families. I'm forever grateful, that you are a part, of my life.
Ron
***** United States Census, 1940
Name: Joseph W Anello - YOUR DAD ........
Event Type: Census - Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 28, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: England
Birth Year: 1920
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Anello Head M 45 Italy
Anne Anello Wife F 44 England
Joseph W Anello Son M 20 England - YOUR DAD .....
Veronica E Anello Daughter F 19 Canada
Theresa M Anello Daughter F 15 Pennsylvania
Agazio F Anello Son M 12 Pennsylvania
SGT - E5 - Army - 198th Light Infantry Brigade
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Oct 4, 1967
Casualty was on May 31, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Selective Service)
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 52808707
MOS: 11B40 Infantryman
LenSvc: Between 1 and 2 years
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 6TH INF RGT, 198 INF BDE
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Wednesday, 10/04/1967
Cas Date: Friday, 05/31/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds - Ground Casualty
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 62W - Line 4
On May 31, 1968, Sgt Bruce Francis "Buddy" Anello died as the result of wounds suffered during a firefight while in a night defensive perimeter position.
Sgt Bruce Francis Anello was a brave guy and I heard how he got hit, he was watching a helpless guy getting shot up by a sniper and Bruce sat there a while, just got up and ran after the wounded, getting killed in the process.
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Anello's Rifle
He was known as a Gung-ho guy.
He would laugh in the face of danger.
We'd just left the Que Son Valley - Valley of Living Death
80% casualties and he'd made it through.
Yesterday we'd gotten 15 replacements.
A few hours later we loaded them all onto a Medevac.
That evening I took rear guard, Sergeant Anello and PFC James E. Cowell of Chester, Illinois took point.
PFC James E. Cowell got hit in the chest and dropped back against his rucksack in an upright position.
The NVA began using him for target practice.
Sergeant Anello calmly anticipated while chewing on crackers.
All the time he knew what a man's gotta do.
Lunging, he took one in the head.
But the story of that brave soldier was far from over.
Nearing midnight while on point, I ran into another firefight.
My M-16 jammed and I was given my last rites when Anello's rifle was thrust into my hands.
Gung-ho Sergeant Anello saved my life that night but the darnedest thing was.. He'd already bought the farm.
Sgt. Fred Leo Brown
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The following newspaper article regarding Bruce Anello was provided by a findagrave suggestion (source anonymous).
"Buddy" Anello was a combat-seasoned team leader with Company D of the1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, but he was a poet first and foremost. The 1965 graduate of Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa., was interested in wrestling and music, and after graduation worked for a year with Philadelphia Electric Co. Anello was drafted in October 1966 and sent to Vietnam. He wrote home often, and his bittersweet poetry and prose reflected his deep feelings about the war.
He wrote a long poem during the 1967 Christmas truce that included the lines:
I gaze on glistening spider webs that decorate my tree.
And instead of balls and blinking lights, scars from bombs are what I see.
Anello went on R&R in Taiwan in early 1968, later confiding to a friend about three identical dreams he experienced during the three nights he vacationed there. "In the dream, Buddy said, he was walking up a long hill," the friend recalled. "there was thick elephant grass. 'I kept walking and I couldn't get out. I knew I'd be in Vietnam the rest of my life.'"
The 20-year-old sergeant died in a firefight with a Viet Cong unit near Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, on May 31, 1968. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. Survivors included his father and three brothers.
Quang Nam, Province, on May 31, 1968. He was, posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
Survivors included, his father and three brothers. Bruce lived, on W., Willard Street, Nicetown. Source: Philadelphia Daily News
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Silver Star
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Bruce Francis Anello (52808707), Sergeant, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Sergeant Anello distinguished himself by intrepid actions on 21 May 1968 while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. His unquestionable valor in close combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the Americal Division, and the United States Army.
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