Vito Ciccotelli

Ossipee -Vito Ciccotelli,94, died October 16, 2012 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro NH after a long illness. Born in Caramanico, Italy May 18, 1918 and came to the United States in February of 1931. He graduated from Lebanon Academy, West Lebanon, ME in 1938 as Valedictorian of his class. He served in the US Army from February of 1941 to February 1946. He was in the 602 Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion and was at Governor's Island where they set up a station in defense of New York City in July of 1942, He went to Europe in March of 1944 and was in battles and campaigns in, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes. While there he visited Switzerland, and after his favorite flower and song was Edelweiss. In December of 1945 he was promoted from 1St Lt. to Captain and later was discharged from inactive reserve in April 1953. He graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, Class of 1950, with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon. He worked for the Navy Department in...