Armondo was born in Schenectady NY, and grew up in a large Italian immigrant family during the Great Depression. They had 13 kids total, including all the half brothers and sisters. He had to get up early each summer day to work in the garden so they’d have enough to eat. During the cold weather he would go down to the railroad tracks to pick up pieces of coal that fell off of the passing trains, so the furnace would have fuel.
During WW II Armondo and his brother Michael drove up to Montreal to join the Canadian Air Force, but were told that Americans could no longer join. Armondo was disqualified from the draft as 4F due to poor eyesight. He enlisted anyway, and was in Patton’s Third Army, 346th infantry regiment, 87th infantry division (golden acorn). He was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge while attacking the town of Vesqueville Belgium. He is buried in the Luxembourg American Military Cemetery with General Patton.
During WW II Armondo and his brother Michael drove up to Montreal to join the Canadian Air Force, but were told that Americans could no longer join. Armondo was disqualified from the draft as 4F due to poor eyesight. He enlisted anyway, and was in Patton’s Third Army, 346th infantry regiment, 87th infantry division (golden acorn). He was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge while attacking the town of Vesqueville Belgium. He is buried in the Luxembourg American Military Cemetery with General Patton.
Armondo was born in Schenectady NY, and grew up in a large Italian immigrant family during the Great Depression. They had 13 kids total, including all the half brothers and sisters. He had to get up early each summer day to work in the garden so they’d have enough to eat. During the cold weather he would go down to the railroad tracks to pick up pieces of coal that fell off of the passing trains, so the furnace would have fuel.
During WW II Armondo and his brother Michael drove up to Montreal to join the Canadian Air Force, but were told that Americans could no longer join. Armondo was disqualified from the draft as 4F due to poor eyesight. He enlisted anyway, and was in Patton’s Third Army, 346th infantry regiment, 87th infantry division (golden acorn). He was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge while attacking the town of Vesqueville Belgium. He is buried in the Luxembourg American Military Cemetery with General Patton.
During WW II Armondo and his brother Michael drove up to Montreal to join the Canadian Air Force, but were told that Americans could no longer join. Armondo was disqualified from the draft as 4F due to poor eyesight. He enlisted anyway, and was in Patton’s Third Army, 346th infantry regiment, 87th infantry division (golden acorn). He was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge while attacking the town of Vesqueville Belgium. He is buried in the Luxembourg American Military Cemetery with General Patton.
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