Marty's story is the story of so many Americans of his generation. The son of two immigrants, his father died when he was only about a year and a half old, his mother still pregnant with his baby sister. The family then moved from the Akron, Ohio area (Cuyahoga Falls) back to Brooklyn so that their mother would have the help of her parents and siblings in raising her children. Though only in her twenties when widowed, she never re-married and never ceased to wear the late stage mourning apparel appropriate for a Sicilian widow.
When WWII broke out Marty and his brother Peter, both proud Italian Americans, signed up to fight for their country. Marty's eventual wife Anna was also part of the war effort although I haven't been able to discern in what way. In one of the photos at left you can see Marty driving for the general. This was one of his duties after he was wounded. I believe both Marty and his brother Peter, a merchant marine, fought in the Pacific. There is a story that while Marty was in the hospital Pete figured out a way to finagle a visit to the hospital to visit him, although it sounds like he did it somehow under the guise of bringing supplies?
When he returned from the war he got a job in NY and moved his family to Long Island. Like so many others he endured the long train commute for many years. He had three children, Vivian, Marty and finally Gary. Like so many fortunate enough to live into old age, eventually he succumbed to the effects of dementia which caused him to remember much of the years surrounding the war. Still a proud American, he was want to remind you to buy war bonds.
Where would we all be if America hadn't produced this generation of great men? He and his wife Anna lived on Long Island for the rest of their lives. Please leave a flower in remembrance of Marty and all of the men and women who helped keep our nation free and safe during WWII.
Military Information: PFC, US ARMY
When WWII broke out Marty and his brother Peter, both proud Italian Americans, signed up to fight for their country. Marty's eventual wife Anna was also part of the war effort although I haven't been able to discern in what way. In one of the photos at left you can see Marty driving for the general. This was one of his duties after he was wounded. I believe both Marty and his brother Peter, a merchant marine, fought in the Pacific. There is a story that while Marty was in the hospital Pete figured out a way to finagle a visit to the hospital to visit him, although it sounds like he did it somehow under the guise of bringing supplies?
When he returned from the war he got a job in NY and moved his family to Long Island. Like so many others he endured the long train commute for many years. He had three children, Vivian, Marty and finally Gary. Like so many fortunate enough to live into old age, eventually he succumbed to the effects of dementia which caused him to remember much of the years surrounding the war. Still a proud American, he was want to remind you to buy war bonds.
Where would we all be if America hadn't produced this generation of great men? He and his wife Anna lived on Long Island for the rest of their lives. Please leave a flower in remembrance of Marty and all of the men and women who helped keep our nation free and safe during WWII.
Military Information: PFC, US ARMY
Marty's story is the story of so many Americans of his generation. The son of two immigrants, his father died when he was only about a year and a half old, his mother still pregnant with his baby sister. The family then moved from the Akron, Ohio area (Cuyahoga Falls) back to Brooklyn so that their mother would have the help of her parents and siblings in raising her children. Though only in her twenties when widowed, she never re-married and never ceased to wear the late stage mourning apparel appropriate for a Sicilian widow.
When WWII broke out Marty and his brother Peter, both proud Italian Americans, signed up to fight for their country. Marty's eventual wife Anna was also part of the war effort although I haven't been able to discern in what way. In one of the photos at left you can see Marty driving for the general. This was one of his duties after he was wounded. I believe both Marty and his brother Peter, a merchant marine, fought in the Pacific. There is a story that while Marty was in the hospital Pete figured out a way to finagle a visit to the hospital to visit him, although it sounds like he did it somehow under the guise of bringing supplies?
When he returned from the war he got a job in NY and moved his family to Long Island. Like so many others he endured the long train commute for many years. He had three children, Vivian, Marty and finally Gary. Like so many fortunate enough to live into old age, eventually he succumbed to the effects of dementia which caused him to remember much of the years surrounding the war. Still a proud American, he was want to remind you to buy war bonds.
Where would we all be if America hadn't produced this generation of great men? He and his wife Anna lived on Long Island for the rest of their lives. Please leave a flower in remembrance of Marty and all of the men and women who helped keep our nation free and safe during WWII.
Military Information: PFC, US ARMY
When WWII broke out Marty and his brother Peter, both proud Italian Americans, signed up to fight for their country. Marty's eventual wife Anna was also part of the war effort although I haven't been able to discern in what way. In one of the photos at left you can see Marty driving for the general. This was one of his duties after he was wounded. I believe both Marty and his brother Peter, a merchant marine, fought in the Pacific. There is a story that while Marty was in the hospital Pete figured out a way to finagle a visit to the hospital to visit him, although it sounds like he did it somehow under the guise of bringing supplies?
When he returned from the war he got a job in NY and moved his family to Long Island. Like so many others he endured the long train commute for many years. He had three children, Vivian, Marty and finally Gary. Like so many fortunate enough to live into old age, eventually he succumbed to the effects of dementia which caused him to remember much of the years surrounding the war. Still a proud American, he was want to remind you to buy war bonds.
Where would we all be if America hadn't produced this generation of great men? He and his wife Anna lived on Long Island for the rest of their lives. Please leave a flower in remembrance of Marty and all of the men and women who helped keep our nation free and safe during WWII.
Military Information: PFC, US ARMY
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