About
World War II (1939-1945)
Armondo DeCarlo was born in Schenectady, New York, on November 18, 1918. He grew up in the city of Schenectady and graduated from Nott Terrace High School. Before entering the military, he worked for General Electric.
Despite being exempt from the draft due to impaired vision, Armondo joined the United States Army in November 1942. He underwent his military training in Key West, Florida, and Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was a private serving with Patton's Third Army, 346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division. Armondo was killed in battle on January 1, 1945, while attacking the Belgium town of Vesqueville during the Battle of the Bulge. He is buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Luxembourg.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry