About
Joseph Caiazzo was born in Schenectady, New York, on February 3, 1918. Following his January 1937 graduation from Mont Pleasant High School, he began working for General Electric.
In December 1939, Joseph enlisted in the United States Navy. He held the rank of Machinist Mate First Class and was aboard the USS Hovey. When the USS Hovey was torpedoed on January 7, 1945, Joseph was lost at sea. He is remembered at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
Light Lie The Sea Upon Thee
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