Richard Fazzio oral history transcription

Fazzio discusses his naval service as a coxswain at D-Day and the invasion of Sothern France. He comments on training at Sampson Naval Base, NY, Littler Creek, VA, and Fort Pierce, FL, and at various ports in England in Higgins Boats. Describes the landings in France. Fazzio was born in Woonsocket, RI in 1925 and enlisted in the Navy in 1943 at the age of 17. He trained in LCVP and saw action at D-Day where he was wounded and was awarded the Purple Heart. After the war, he returned to Woonsocket where he joined the DAV and the VFW.