Daly, Michael J. b. September 15, 1924 d. July 25, 2008 World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Lieutenant Daly was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman for valor in combat for his actions on April 18, 1945 in Nuremberg, Germany. His Citation reads: "Early in the morning of 18 April 1945, he led his company through the shell-battered, sniper-infested wreckage of Nuremberg, Germany. When blistering machinegun fire caught his unit in an exposed position, he ordered his men to take cover, dashed forward alone, and, as...[Read More] (Bio by: Caroline) Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Shannon, James C. b. July 21, 1896 d. March 6, 1980 Governor of Connecticut. As lieutenant governor, he was elevated to the governorship on March 7, 1948, after the unexpected death of Governor James L. McConaughy. He was unsuccessful in seeking a term in his own right that fall. After leaving office, he served on the Connecticut Superior Court from 1953 to 1965 and was an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1965 to 1966. (Bio by: CMF) Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Ventriglia, Franco b. October 20, 1922 d. November 28, 2012 Opera Singer. A basso, he performed in principal venues on both sides of the Atlantic for close to half a century. Born Francis Ventriglia to a farming family, he joined the US Marine Corps after high school and served with the First Marine Air Wing in the South Pacific during World War II. Following the conflict Ventriglia was working at a gas station when a chance encounter got him an audition with the American Theatre Wing; after training there while simultaneously working for Sikorsky...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
b. September 15, 1924 d. July 25, 2008