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Military & Service
Vito Bertoldo
1916–2002Decatur, ILItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Medal of Honor in Alsace, France 1945
Biography
Medal of Honor in Alsace, France 1945; held position for 48 hours against repeated German attacks. Medal of Honor; held defensive position for 48+ hours against overwhelming German forces
Notable For
- Medal of Honor in Alsace, France 1945
- held position for 48 hours against repeated German attacks
Honors & Recognition
- Medal of Honor
- held defensive position for 48+ hours against overwhelming German forces
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Military & Service
- Specialty
- WWII/Medal of Honor
- Years
- 1916–2002
- Birth Place
- Decatur, IL
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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