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First Lieut. Salvatore Soscia. 21. Gcfti son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis So sc la, IM? Thu/11 as firm. * his cily, is serving with the U. S. Army 8th Air Force, based in England. Hn enlisted in the AAF In Jfmunry. .1943. mid received his navigator’s wlngs at Sol man Field, La.. In August. In January* this year, he was sent overseas and iL wus in England lliul he received his promotion 10 the grade of firsi lieutenant. He is Lhe holder of lhe Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; and recently completed his sixteenth bom bins mission over enemy-held territory. Salvalore wa.sj educated lii the schools of Cranston, R. I., and Chester High School. jbrother of Lt. Salvatore Sosc-ia, who enlisted in the Navy in November, 1940, and who received his '‘boot training at Newport, R. L. is serving with the Jieei in the Southwest Pacific area. He participated in thn haiiles of the Coral Sea, Solomon Islands, Midway. New Guinea, Guadalcanal, the Marshall and Gilbert Islands and Tarawa, Ills last leave was. in July. UsL year, the first time he was home in two and one-half years. Before his enlistment he was employed at the plant of tihe Eddy-sLutie Print Works, Eddy stone. •Frank A. Suseia, irigliL), RM 2/c
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Chester Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Apr 21, 1944
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