About
Frank Vernacchio, the son of Antonio and Assunta Vernacchio, was born on September 8, 1920, in Italy. He immigrated to the United States with his parents at a young age. Before joining the military, he worked for General Electric.
On April 14, 1944, Frank enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey. He was a Private First Class in the 319th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Infantry Division. On January 18, 1945, Frank was killed during the Battle of the Bulge. He is buried in St. Joseph’s 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