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Robert Persichitti was on board a ship to Normandy when he suffered a medical emergency.The US Navy veteran was a regular attendee of D-Day commemorative events, and had said he was “really excited” about going to Normandy this year for the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord.
Persichitti, from Fairport, New York State, had flown to Germany with his guardian Al DeCarlo and the National World War II Museum Group, From there, they took a ship sailing down the coast to Normandy, where memorial celebrations are taking place to commemorate D-Day.: “The doctor was with him. He was not alone, he was at peace and he was comfortable. She put his favourite singer, Frank Sinatra, on her phone and he peacefully left us.Persichitti served in Iwo Jima and Okinawa as a radioman on the ship, and had enjoyed being with fellow veterans before his death.
Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II, veteran died Friday while en route to France to take part in the remembrances planned for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.“He was a radio man on a communications ship off the coast of Iwo Jima and Okinawa,” DeCarlo said. “He met another radio man, I think he was from the Army, and they were chatting about things from 80 years ago. It was amazing to watch.
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