Veteran Information
Date of Birth: 5/7/1918
Date of Death: 1/1/1980
Address: Port Chester
Branch of Service: U.S. Army Air Corps - 5TH ARMY AIR FORCE
Service Number: unknown
Description
Albert J. Cicchiello
Albert J. Cicchiello was born in Rye on May 7. 1918 to James and Rose Russo Cicchiello. He had three brothers, Leonard, Salvatore, and Victor and two sisters Katherine and Josephine. In Rye his family lived at 30 Elizabeth St. and were members of the Church of the Resurrection.
In November 1941, he married Mary Sabia in Holy Rosary Church in Port Chester. Soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Albert enlisted and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
He served from February 13, 1942 to December 7, 1945 in the Pacific on New Guinea and Luzon and was attached to the Fifth Army Air Force
On 4 November 1942, the Fifth Air Force commenced sustained action against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea and was a key component of the New Guinea campaign (1942–1945). Fifth Air Force engaged the Japanese again in the Philippines campaign (1944–45) as well as in the Battle of Okinawa (1945).
After the war, Albert was a construction worker with the J.N. Construction Co. in Mamaroneck, he was a member of Local 141 of the Hod Carriers Union. He and Mary had two sons and moved to Rye Brook and were parishioners of Corpus Christy Church.
Albert Cicchiello , a resident of Rye Town for 38 years, died Tuesday January 1, 1980 at United HospitaL He was 61, and resided at
At the time of his death he was survived by his wife, Mary Sabia Cicchiello ; “two sons,’ James Vincent and William, both of Port Chester, three brothers,. Leonard and Victor of Port Chester, and Salvatore of Rye; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Name: Albert Joseph Cicchiello
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 7 May 1918
Birth Place: Rye, N Y.
Residence Place: Rye, West, New York
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Rye, New York, USA
Employer: R B W.
Weight: 210
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5-11
Next of Kin: Rose Cicchiello
Name: Albert Cicchiello
Social Security Number: 108-14-0859
Birth Date: 7 May 1918
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: New York
Death Date: Jan 1980
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