Vito Armando

ASN:32519818

PFC Vito Armando

Vito Armando registered for the draft on June 30, 1945. Born June 1, 1922 in Bronx, New York, he was employed by Kary Safe Paper Bag Company in the Bronx at the time of his registration. 

This twenty-year-old enlisted in the US Army on October 5, 1942. He was 5’-11”, 150 pounds with a sallow complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. No identifying physical characteristics were listed at the time of his registration.   

PVT Armando underwent training at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, assigned to B-Battery, 319th Glider Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne.

Company Morning Reports

Company Morning Reports were produced every morning by the individual Army units to record personnel matters. The following events for Vito Armando were reported:

  • October 9, 1942, assigned to B-Battery effective October 8, 1942, 319th glider field artillery battalion at Fort Bragg, attached for rations.

  • December 5, 1942:

    • Transitioned from recruit training to duty as a private.

  • December 10, 1942:

    • Moved from duty to hospital.

  • December 17, 1942:

    • Returned from hospital to duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

  • December 23, 1942:

    • Returned from furlough to duty.

  • January 6, 1943:

    • Returned from another furlough to duty.

  • April 26, 1943:

    • Appointed to the rank of private first class.

  • October 21, 1943:

    • Reduced to the grade of private at Naples, Italy.

  • June 15, 1944:

    • Reported wounded in action and fractured ribs, June 6, 1944, forward combat station, Ste. Mere Eglise, France.

  • June 27, 1944:

    • Returned from absent sick status to duty at Vindefontaine, France.

  • July 26, 1944:

    • Reported as a casualty who has returned to duty.

  • October 17, 1944:

    • Transitioned from duty to absence status on October 5 due to non-battle casualty, MOS 531, stationed 2 miles northwest of Nijmegen, Holland.

  • January 10, 1945:

    • Reported absent sick, dropped from roles, MOS 531. (Anti-Tank Crewman)

Along with fellow glidermen, Vito Armando traveled to North Africa in May 1943. Later promoted in rank to PFC, he fought in the following campaigns; Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Normandy, Rhineland. During the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, he was wounded and sustained injuries for which he was awarded the Purple Heart.

The Adjusted Service Rating Score (ASR) was a system the U.S. Army used at the end of the war to determine when soldiers were eligible for discharge.

PFC Vito Armando was one of many “High Point” soldiers with a score over 85 points. He returned to the USA on March 20, 1945, and was honorably discharged from the service at Camp Pickett, Virginia, June 18, 1945.

His service was awarded with the Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge with one Oak Leaf Cluster, European African Middle Eastern Theater Medal, four Bronze Battle Stars, Bronze Arrowhead, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, French Fourragere, Netherlands Orange Lanyard, and Purple Heart.

Vito Armando, 45, died July 23, 1967.

God Bless this hero.

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