Mario Patruno
Title
Mario Patruno
Contributor
Date
2008
Description
Pictures taken of Mario Patruno before and/or during the interview with Michael Rothfeld for Serve and Protect: Stories from WWII. Mr. Patruno was a Private First Class paratrooper in the U.S. Army during World War II.
The first photograph was taken on June 6th over the English channel of the men about to jump into France. PFC Patruno is the second man from the left; he is waving - the first man on the left is blurry.
The lady sitting in the background in the third photograph is Mrs. Patruno, but the other individual is unknown.
The first photograph was taken on June 6th over the English channel of the men about to jump into France. PFC Patruno is the second man from the left; he is waving - the first man on the left is blurry.
The lady sitting in the background in the third photograph is Mrs. Patruno, but the other individual is unknown.
Mr. Patruno was a paratrooper who took part in D-Day (June 6, 1944). Part of his experiences appear in Band of Brothers. He is the soldier who took a midnight ride on a stolen white German horse. He is not mentioned in the book by Stephen E. Ambrose, but to read more about his company: Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
Rights
Copyright, Michael Rothfeld- Florida Veterans Programs and Projects, Inc.
Format
3 JPEGs
Type
Photograph
Medium
Born-digital photograph
Relation
Record in this database linking to full video is provided here:
Serve and Protect: Stories from WWII
Serve and Protect: Stories from WWII
Collection
Citation
“Mario Patruno,” World War II Resources in Northeast Florida, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wwiinefl.omeka.net/items/show/92.
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