(courtesy of Janet Stout)
Pennsylvania WWII Veterans Bonus Application for Joseph
Zaffiro.
Joseph enlisted in the Army on March 5, 1942 in New
Cumberland, PA and subsequently went through OCS and was commissioned as
a Second Lieutenant.
1st Lt Zaffiro was attached to the 508th from the 224th
Airborne Medical Company and received the Combat Medic badge under 508th
General Order34 dated 8 August 1945. This is the only appearance
of his name in available 508th records.
Joseph died on 10 February 2007, his final resting place
is currently unknown |