He escaped captivity in WWII, later owned Nunzio’s Pizzeria: Remembering Staten Islander Albert Bruno

He escaped captivity in WWII, later owned Nunzio’s Pizzeria: Remembering Staten Islander Albert Bruno

Albert Bruno had a harrowing experience in World War II. After enlisting at the age of 19, Bruno served in Europe as a scout, looking for the enemy. He was captured by German troops in Saint Lô, France. He and a fellow American soldier were incarcerated as prisoners of war until, nine months later, they escaped. The war ended shortly thereafter and Bruno returned to the United States.

Rediscovered and Remembered: Honoring Carbon College’s WWII Fallen

Utah State University Eastern Press Release   A long-forgotten tribute has found its way back to the heart of Utah State University Eastern’s Price campus — a powerful reminder of the students who once walked its halls, only to sacrifice their lives in service during World War II. Recently rediscovered during an office move, the Carbon College WWII Memorial Roll, a wood and bronze plaque engraved with the names of 39 fallen students, has been re…

WWII veterans remember fallen Commonwealth comrades at International Bomber Command Centre - Lincolnshire Today

Commonwealth veterans from World War Two and Windrush laid a wreath and visited the spectacular Lancaster Bomber poppy display at the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) to remember their colleagues who perished during the conflict. The visit by Jamaican veterans Ralph Ottey (101), Gilbert Clarke (98) and Sidney McFarlane (90) on Saturday (10th May) was one of a series of events organised as part of the VE80 Lincoln project to commemorate…