T4 James Colletti sailed from La Havre on 19 June 1945
aboard the USS Monticello (AP-61) arriving in New York City, NY on 26
June 1945.
Originally operated as an Italian
liner named the SS Conte Grande she was acquired by the United States
and was used as an American troopship |
Grave Marker for James A. Colletti in Section N, Site 6468
of the Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown
(Burlington county), New Jersey. James was
initially interred Old Tennent Churchyard, Tennent (Monmouth county), NJ
on 2 April 2001, three days after his death.
However, on 16 July 2004, he was re-interred in the
Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The reason for
the relocation is unknown. |