T/5 Manuel D. Apolinario
Date of birth:
5/7/1922
Date of death:
8/22/1995
Home state:
MA
Serial number:
31459248
Resting
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
2233 Robeson St.
Fall River, MA
2233 Robeson St.
Fall River, MA
Enlistment Record
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Enlisted for duty: 29 Mar 1944
Released from duty: 26 MAR 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Later promoted to SGT
Otherwise know as Apples
Award of the Bronze Star Medal
For meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Winden, Germany, on 25-26 February 1945. Technician Fifth Grade Apolinario, a truck driver, after driving a truck load of men to the site of a Bailey Bridge on the Roer River, volunteered to work on the most difficult tasks in its construction. His enthusiasm and diligent efforts were an inspiration to the men with whom he worked and contributed substantially to the speedy completion of the bridge. T/5 Apolinario’s steadfast devotion to duty reflects great credit on him and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Released from duty: 26 MAR 1946
1st Platoon
3rd Squad
Later promoted to SGT
Otherwise know as Apples
Award of the Bronze Star Medal
For meritorious service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Winden, Germany, on 25-26 February 1945. Technician Fifth Grade Apolinario, a truck driver, after driving a truck load of men to the site of a Bailey Bridge on the Roer River, volunteered to work on the most difficult tasks in its construction. His enthusiasm and diligent efforts were an inspiration to the men with whom he worked and contributed substantially to the speedy completion of the bridge. T/5 Apolinario’s steadfast devotion to duty reflects great credit on him and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Photos tagged with Apolinario
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1st Platoon: LT Hochberger and S/SGT Powers.<br />1st Squad: Comeau, Blannet, Bridge, Blake, Kirby, Dugan, Jones, Feinstein, Weaver, Stahlman, McCullen and Roach<br />2nd Squad: Kramer, Bulger, Maurer, McPhee, Morris, Adams, Botting, Brubacher, Cocchia, Duncan, Kelson, Steele, Akoboff<br />3rd Squad: Busija, Kliever, Orcutt, Korup, Ellison, Coleman, Iilardi, Piadade, Taylor, Naperkoski, Apolinario, LoPorto, Arokahaty, Bergenty and Hickson
Adams and Apolinario at Zeppelin Field in Nuremberg
Apolinario and Fontana playing football at Camp Tee Dee in Marseilles
Apolinario on a bulldozer
Bronze Star Ceremony in Bad Fredeburg 12 April 1945 - Three officers and six enlisted men received medals: Captain Heubach, LT Poulos, LT Hochberger, S/SGT Pou, SGT Polich, T/4 Mnger, Corporal Kramer, T/5 Apolinario, PFC Slater
Huy Belgium, Pont Roi Baudouin - Curtis, Carpenter and Apolinario
Korup and Apolinario
Manuel D. Apolinario guarding the longest Fixed Bailey Bridge in the ETO (254ft.). Roer River Crossing between Winden and Kreuzau
Original C Company logo drawn by T/5 Apolinario
PFC Kelson and T/5 Apolinario
PFC LoPorto, T/5 Apolinario, T/5 Taylor, PFC Ilardi and T/4 Orcutt at Gignac, France
PFC LoPorto, T/5 Apolinario, T/5 Taylor, PFC Ilardi and T/4 Orcutt at Gignac, France
Playing football at Camp Tee Dee in Marseilles. Identified by their number: 13 Apolinario, 10 Smith, 7 Casper, 2 Hickson
T/4 Coleman, PFC LoPorto, PFC Korup, LT Pou, T/5 Steele, LT Heubach, PFC Pagano, T/4 Orcutt, CPL Miller, T/5 Apolinario and unknowns
T/4 Orcutt and T/5 Apolinario
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T/5 Apolinario at Camp Breckinridge
T/5 Apolinario at Gignac, France
T/5 Apolinario at Gignac, France
T/5 Apolinario at the Club Normandie in Nice, France
T/5 Apolinario, T/4 Orcutt and T/5 Taylor at the Club Normandie in Nice, France
T/5 Apolinario, T/4 Orcutt, T/5 Taylor, T/4 Speight and others at Nuremberg Stadium
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T/5 Perrin, SGT Gozdz, T/5 Apolinario, PFC Stimely, SGT Kramer, CPL Bergenty and others at Camp Breckinridge, KY
T/5 Taylor and T/5 Apolinario
T/5 Taylor and T/5 Apolinario at Gignac, France
T/5 Taylor, T/4 Orcutt and T/5 Apolinario at Gignac, France
Winden, Germany Front Row: SGT Busija, PFC Akoboff and T/5 Apolinario Second Row: PFC Kelson, CPL Bergenty, PFC Ilardi, PVT Adams, T/4 Coleman and PFC LoPorto Third row: PVT McPhee and T/4 Orcutt
Reunion photos tagged with Apolinario
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1977 - Apolinario, Naperkoski, BB Blake, Roy Smith and Braunig
Alice, Hickson and Apolinario
MacNeil, Kingston, Apolinario and Bachand planning the 1990 reunion
MacNeil, Kingston, Apolinario and Bachand planning the 1991 reunion
1970 - Apolinario
1970 - Apolinario and Casper
1974 - Bachand, Apolinario, Good and Hickson
1974 - Good and Apolinario
1974 - Bachand, Apolinario, Good and Hickson
1974 - Apolinario and Bachand
1974 - Kingston, Apolinario, MacNeil and Braunig
1977 - Tessler, Apolinario and Ilardi
1977 - Ilardi, Bachand, Good and Apolinario
1977 - Ilardi, Bachand, Apolinario and Good
1977 - Ilardi and Apolinario
1977 - Apolinario and Ilardi
1977 - Bachand, Ilardi, Apolinario and Good
1977 - Apolinario and Good family
1977 - Apolinario, Bachand, Ilardi and Good
1977 - Ilardi, Bachand, Good and Apolinario
1978 - Apolinario and Whitman
1978 - Bachand, MacNeil and Apolinario
1978 - Whitman, Powers, Apolinario, Bulger and MacNeil
1978 - MacNeil, Whitman, Powers, Bulger and Apolinario
1987 - Florida - BB Blake, Rychiling, Roy Smith, Ober, Apolinario
1987 - Florida - BB Blake, Bachand, Rychling, Apolinario, MacNeil and Straus
1987 - Florida - Apolinario, BB Blake, Roy Smith, Naperkoski
1987 - Florida - Apolinario and possibly Thomas
1987 - Florida - Naperkoski and Apolinario
1987 - Florida - MacNeil, Naperkoski and Apolinario
1987 - Florida - Kirkwood, MacNeil and Apolinario
1988 - Charleston - Good and Apolinario
1988 - Charleston - Ilardi, Good and Apolinario
1988 - Charleston - Ilardi, Apolinario and Good
1988 - Charleston - Rychling and Apolinario
1988 - Charleston - Busija, Cofone and Apolinario
1989 - Newport - Good, Putera, Ilardi, Apolinario, Bachand, Voss, Rychling, Kingston, Whitman and Braunig
1989 - Newport - Rychling and Apolinario
1989 - Newport - Good, Braunig, Kingston, Busija, Bachand, Apolinario and Ilardi
1989 - Newport - Busija, Apolinario, Kingston, Whitman and MacNeil
1989 - Newport - Ilardi, Apolinario and Good
1990 - Newport Reunion Apolinario, Busija and Culvert
Documents for Apolinario
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Bronze Star Citation
Football Roster
Morning Report
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