Tag: Anthony Iovinelli

Army mechanic Anthony Iovinelli

A specialist in small-arms repair, Anthony Iovinelli kept his 36-man unit armed and ready while stationed on Guadalcanal. The second of four children born to Joe and Ida Iovinelli, Anthony Iovinelli was born in 1920 and grew up in the Taylor Street Italian enclave near Peanut Park. His father emigrated from Naples and traveled alone to Chicago as a young […]
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