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GM 2 cl Tillio Santangelo, US
Navy
412 Florence St., Mamaroneck
Age: 22
Attended Mamaroneck Avenue School and Mamaroneck High School
Graduated from Bellows High School, Class of 1942, Voted “Most Musical
Member”
Awards: Purple Heart
Gunner’s Mate 2class Santangelo was killed on April 22, 1945, off the
coast of Okinawa, when his ship, the USS Isherwood, was hit by a
kamikaze plane. GM 2 cl Santangelo is buried in the Long Island National
Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York. |