SSG Lombardo E. Coppola

courtesy of Glenn Blank

SSG Lombardo E. Coppola was born 14 Nov 1917 in Bergen County, New Jersey to Joseph and Josephine (Tufano) Coppola. His father worked as a bricklayer's helper and later had a job with the W.P.A. In 1940, Lombardo was working as labor in a sugar plant with a reported income in 1939 of $1000.

When drafted in May 1942, Lombardo was probably still working in that same sort of work.  Sent overseas, he was assigned to E Company 116th Infantry and trained with the unit for the D-Day amphibious assault on "fortress Europe".  He landed with the unit and survived until 17 Jun 1944.

SSG Coppola is buried in Madonna Cemetery in Fort Lee, New Jersey.