Anthony J. Iarocci, ^

Abt 1913 - 1944  (31 years)

• Name	Anthony J. Iarocci  [1]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	Abt 1913	New Rochelle, Westchester, NY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Mar 1944	Anzio, Italy   [1, 3, 4]
  	CAUS: killed in action, WW II. Awarded: Purple Heart posthumously.Patchogue Advance, 30 Mar 1944.Sgt. A. J. Iarocci Dies in Action, Report from ItalyN. Bellporter Ran "Better Ole" in BrookhavenAlso at Bellport Country Club—"All Right" Me
  Person ID	I12416	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Martin Iarocci, Sr. >,   b. Abt 1871, Italy d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Josephine Arocci,   b. 1884, Italy d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), Obituary. 30 Mar 1944. Page 1. [S115] Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington,, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll 1650; Page: 37A; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 398.0. [S544] World War II Memorial Plaque, Memorial Park, Brookhaven Hamlet, New York. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 4 May 1944. p. 1. Posthumous Award Given Sgt. Iarocci, who Died at Anzio The Order of the Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to Staff Sgt. Anthony J. "Tony" Iarocci, who was killed in action March 1 on the Anzio beachhead in Italy, according to a War department letter received by his mother, Mrs. Josephine Iarocci of North Bellport. Sergeant Iarocci, one of six brothers in military service, formerly was proprietor of The Better 'Ole restaurant in Brookhaven, and immediately before entering military service, he had the dining room and grill concession of the Bellport Country club, where he served as steward. He was unmarried.