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Vincent "Vince" J. Speranza (born 23 March 1925 in Manhattan, New York) was an American Private in the United States Army during World War II.

Early life

Vince was born on March 23, 1925 to Frank and Frances Speranza in the Hells Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. He grew up on Staten Island in a large and extended Italian family during the depression. He also had three brothers (Rocco, Joseph, and Albert) and four sisters (Nancy, Frances, Concetta, and Rosemarie). He graduated from high school in January 1943 and enrolled at the City College of New York.

Military service

Vince went to the draft board after he had turned eighteen. He was drafted into the United States Army on October 25, 1943 and officially entered the service on November 15, 1943. He was sent to Camp Upton in New York where he stayed until he was sent to Fort Benning in Georgia where he trained for the Infantry with the 87th Infantry Division. He volunteered for the Parachute Infantry and was sent back to Fort Benning for training. He was sent overseas with Company H, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division from Camp Shanks on board the Queen Mary. His unit arrived in France and would later fight in the Battle of the Bulge.

Life after the war

Personal life

Vince married Iva Leftwich in 1948 and they would go on to have a daughter and a son. Iva passed away on March 6, 2017.^[1]

Awards and decorations

Fourragère
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 campaign stars
World War II Victory Medal
French Croix de Guerre
Legion of Honour
Presidential Unit Citation with Oak leaf cluster
Honorary medal in bronze, gemeente (Municipality of) Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten

Sources

↑ "Obituary for Iva Speranza". 2017. https://www.bramleyfh.com/notices/Iva-Speranza. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

[IvaObit-1] "Obituary for Iva Speranza". 2017. https://www.bramleyfh.com/notices/Iva-Speranza. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

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+[[File:Pvt_vincent_speranza501g.jpg|thumb|Vincent J. Speranza]]'''Vincent "Vince" J. Speranza''' (born 23 March 1925 in Manhattan, New York) was an [[United States|American]] [[Private (rank)|Private]] in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]].
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 Vince married Iva Leftwich in 1948 and they would go on to have a daughter and a son. Iva passed away on March 6, 2017.<ref name=IvaObit>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bramleyfh.com/notices/Iva-Speranza|title=Obituary for Iva Speranza|year=2017|accessdate=7 September 2018}}</ref>
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 *[[Legion of Honour]]
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