On June 6, 1944, 19-year-old Richard Fazzio of Woonsocket served as the coxswain, or “captain” of a landing craft that went ashore in the first wave of the Normandy invasion. According to Fazzio, the 36 soldiers aboard took high casualties as they left the boat. Fazzio himself was also wounded when the ramp went down… Continue reading Remembering D-Day: Landing craft and Normandy veteran to be featured in Bristol 4th of July Parade
USS John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Project
A family attraction and museum formerly planned on Narragansett Bay, RI