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Fiorillo

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9. They liberated the home of my ancestors!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:51 PM

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It was the 442nd that liberated Sant Angelo D'Alife, Campania, Italia, in 1944, the ancestral home of the Fiorillo Family! There is a monument to these brave soldiers in the public square.

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