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Victor Gagliardi, the son of Pasquale and Carmela (Astorino) Gagliardi, was born on October 1, 1916, in Hudson, New York. By the 1920s, he was residing in Schenectady. Victor earned his high school diploma from Mont Pleasant. Before joining the military, he was employed by the American Locomotive Company.
On March 12, 1942, Victor enlisted in the United States Army and began his basic training at Camp Beauregard in Louisiana. He held the rank of Technician Third Grade and served with Company CW, 394th Infantry Headquarters, Engineers. On January 3, 1945, Victor was sent overseas. He was injured in a car accident and died as a result on August 8, 1945, in Wurzburg, Germany. He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Guilderland, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry