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Vido J. Gaspara, the son of Philix and Rose (Rispoli) Gaspara, was born on April 17, 1922 in Schenectady, New York. He attended Draper High School and resided in Rotterdam.
On October 15, 1940, Vido enlisted in the United States Army. He held the rank of Private First Class and served with Company F, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. He had only ever been home once throughout his entire time of service. On July 12, 1944, during the Battle of Saipan, Vido was killed in combat. He is buried in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon