Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

Additions will be checked before being published on the website and where possible will be forwarded to the person who submitted the original entries. Your contact details will not be forwarded, but they can send a reply via this messaging system.

238698
Pte. Joseph N. Bocchino
United States Army 1st Btn. Coy A. 143rd Infantry Regiment
from:Poughkeepsie, NY
My father, Joseph Bocchino, was captured in Italy in January 1944 at the Rapido river crossing. He was transferred to Stalag 2B shortly thereafter. He spent 13 months there working on commando Stolp in the fields. In February 1945 they were removed from Stalag 2B and marched to Munich where they were liberated in April 1945.

Please type your message:

We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit.
Your Name:
Email Address:       @
**Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**

Please type in the code shown here:
If you are unable to read the code please click here.
If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.