Letters Written Home During
World War II From Raritan
Servicemen to Tony Orlando
Joe Amorosa
Dec 20th, 1942
Apr 9th, 1944
Aug 12th, 1944
Dec 1st, 1944
Feb 13th, 1945
Apr 29th, 1945
May 23rd, 1945
Jun 20th, 1945
Jul 26th, 1945
Aug 3rd, 1945
Sep 2nd, 1945
John Baglioni
Nov 20th, 1942
Dec 3rd, 1942
Dec 19th, 1942
Jan 16th, 1943
Jan 21st, 1943
Jan 24th, 1943
Benny Barone
Jan 17th, 1943
Feb 14th, 1943
Mar 12th, 1943
Mar 27th, 1943
Mar 30th, 1943
Apr 6th, 1943
Apr 30th, 1943
May 17th, 1943
Jun 15th, 1943
Jul 8th, 1943
Jul 26th, 1943
Aug 24th, 1943
Sep 14th, 1943
Oct 11th, 1943
Oct 24th, 1943
Nov 20th, 1943
Nov 29th, 1943
John Basilone
with Tony Cirello
Sep 19th, 1944
Andy Bayus
Dec 6th, 1942
Dec 13th, 1942
Jan 4th, 1943
Jan 15th, 1943
Jan 22nd, 1943
Feb 1943
Mar 3rd, 1943
Mar 5th, 1943
Apr 3rd, 1943
May 3rd, 1943
Jun 5th, 1943
Jul 1st, 1943
Jan 4th, 1944
Apr 23rd, 1944
Aug 24th, 1944
Nov 20th, 1944
Mar 7th, 1945
May 6th, 1945
Christmas - Year?
Easter - Year?
Aug 18th, Year ?
Sep 25th, Year ?
Oct 25th, Year ?
Undated #1
Undated #2
Tom Benvenuti
Mar 4th, 1943
Apr 23rd, 1943
Apr 26th, 1943
May 16th, 1943
Jun 1st, 1943
Aug 2nd, 1943
Oct 3rd, 1943
Nov 3rd, 1943
Feb 21st, 1944
Angelo Bernabe
Sep 21st, 1943
Feb 24th, 1944
Jun 19th, 1944
Apr 18th, 1945
Joe Bernabe
May 15th, 1945
Jun 26th, 1945
Aug 31st, 1945
John Bernabe
Jan 10th, 1944
Feb 4th, 1944
Mar 5th, 1944
Apr 9th, 1944
May 2nd, 1944
Jun 15th, 1944
Aug 1st, 1944
Sep 27th, 1944
Nov 23rd, 1944
Feb 11th, 1945
May 11th, 1945
Jun 18th, 1945
Dec 19th year ?
Larry Carnevale
Aug 17th, 1943
Date Unknown
Sal Cassanante
Aug 15th, 1945
Rosario Cirielio
May 23rd, 1945
Frank Cirello
Apr 5th, 1944
May 1st, 1944
May 23rd, 1944
Aug 12th, 1944
Sep 4th, 1944
Jan 15th, 1945
Feb 12th, 1945
Mar 8th, 1945
Apr 5th, 1945
Apr 27th, 1945
Date Unknown
Tony Cirello
Feb 10th, 1944
Mar 23th, 1944
Apr 8th, 1944
Nov 3rd, 1944
Mar 5th, 1945
Apr 24th, 1945
Jun 30th, 1945
Xmas Card, 1944
Jul 27th, Year ?
Furrey Cirello
Jun 24th, 1944
Jul 7th, 1944
Jul 18th, 1944
Jul 30th, 1944
Aug 13th, 1944
Aug 27th, 1944
Sep 14th, 1944
Mar 31st, 1945
Jun 9th, 1945
Lou Conti
Nov 9th, 1944
Sebastian Conti
Aug 6th, 1943?
Mar 3rd, 1944
Apr 24th, 1944
Jun 4th, 1944
Oct 12th, 1944
Dec 24th, 1944
Feb 14th, 1945
May 8th, 1945
Sep 9th, 1945
John Cox
Sep 12th, 1943
Jan 6th, 1944
Feb 27th, 1944
May 7th, 1944
Aug 27th, 1944
Nov 27th, 1944
Dec 11th, 1944
Apr 15th, 1945
Nov 11th, 1945
Michael DeCicco
Jul 11th, 1944
Sep 26th, 1944
Jackie DeLorenzo
Apr 27th, Year ?
May 3rd, Year ?
Apr 10th, 1945
Frank DelRocco
Dec 21st, 1944
Jan 3rd, 1945
Mike DelRocco
Jul 23rd, 1945
Johnny DeMelio
Dec 31st, 1944
Feb 26th, 1945
Apr 10th, 1945
May 20th, 1945
Sep 14th, 1945
Oct 12th, 1945
Nov 30th, 1945
Jul 18th, year ?
August Depiano
May 18th, 1945
Eddie Dovan
Mar 1st, 1943
Apr 26th, 1943
Jun 24th, 1943
Jul 8th, 1943
Aug 1943
Sep 1943
Date Unknown
Ed Doyle
Nov 15th, 1942
Nov 29th, 1942
Dec 17th, 1942
Jan 18th, 1943
Feb 24th, 1943
Feb 25th, 1943
Mar 15th, 1943
Mar 24th, 1943
Jun 13th, 1943
Jul 1st, 1943
Aug 23rd, 1943
Sep 16th, 1943
Oct 6th, 1943
Nov 25th, 1943
Feb 25th, 1944
Jun 20th, 1944
Aug 25th, 1944
Apr 9th, 1945
John Fasoli
Aug 28th, 1945
Frank Fontenello
Jan 9th, 1943
May 14th, 1943
Nov 29th, 1943
Dec 17th, 1943
Jan 20th, 1944
Feb 6th, 1944
Feb 12th, 1944
Jun 23rd, 1944
Nov 13th, 1944
Jan 31st, 1945
Mar 8th, 1945
Apr 10th, 1945
Aug 30th, 1945
Date Unknown
Pete Fontenello
Jun 1st, 1942
Jun 20th, 1942
Sep 14th, 1942
Nov 18th, 1942
Jan 4th, 1943
Jan 15th, 1943
May 14th, 1943
Dec 29th, 1943
Phil Frese
Feb 20th, 1944
John Gabinelli
Dec 6th, 1944
Jan 29th, 1945
Feb 21st, 1945
Mar 14th, 1945
May 30th, 1945
Jul 21st, 1945
Tony Gabinelli
Jan 1st, 1945
Al Gaburo
Apr 30th, 1944
May 28th, 1944
Jul 27th, 1944
Aug 6th, 1944
Sep 15th, 1944
Jan 9th, 1945
Jan 30th, 1945
Apr 13th, 1945
Apr 22nd, 1945
Jun 21st, 1945
Aug 1st, 1945
Sep 1st, 1945
Joe Garo
Aug 1st, 1945
Vince Garo & Friends
Jul 3rd, 1945
Etts Giombi
Dec 30th, 1944
Paul Glaser
Dec 20th, 1944
Howard Goellner
Apr 22nd, 1945
Louis Grayouski
Jul 28th, 1943
Loren Grootegord
Nov 10th, 1945
George Gulick
Jul 23rd, 1944
Aug 6th, 1944
Sep 13th, 1944
Oct 1st, 1944
Jan 27th, 1945
Mar 12th, 1945
Jul 6th, 1945
Sep 3rd, 1945
Oct 9th, 1945
Dec 16th, 1945
Feb 21st, 1946
Dan Haley
Sep 30th, 1942
Nov 18th, 1942
May 17th, 1944
Jul 15th, 1945
Phil Hickey
Nov 13th, 1943
Jan 5th, 1944
Sep 5th, 1944
Feb 2nd, 1945
Mar 16th, 1945
Aug 26th, 1945
Nov 2nd, 1945
Dominick Insana
Jul 28th, 1944
Sep 8th, 1944
Sep 22nd, 1944
Nov 3rd, 1944
Jan 3rd, 1945
Feb 9th, 1945
Mar 26th, 1945
Apr 21st, 1945
May 26th, 1945
Jun 29th, 1945
Oct 30th, 1945
Nov 7th, 1945
Frank Kelly
Sep 23rd, 1943
Oct 17th, 1943
Nov 25th, 1943
Dec 6th, 1943
Apr 19th, 1944
May 9th, 1944
May 24th, 1944
Jun 25th, 1944
Jan 1st, 1945
Mar 31st, 1945
May 13th, 1945
Oct 19th, 1945
Martin Kelly
Jun 5th, 1943
Jul 6th, 1943
Aug 8th, 1943
Aug 14th, 1943
Oct 28th, 1943
Jul 14th, 1943
Stanley Krachun
Nov 7th, 1943
Mar 26th, 1945
Apr 26th, 1945
May 8th, 1945
May 28th, 1945
Jul 11th, 1945
Aug 30th, 1945
Oct 8th, 1945
Oct 29th, 1945
Nov 24th, 1945
Dec 12th, 1945
Jan, 1946
Anthony Laggini
Mar 27th, 1945
Fred Lapinsky
Mar 30th, 1945
Ed "Chubby" Lesko
Oct 16th, 1944
Dec 13th, 1945
John Loksa
Dec 22nd, 1942
Jan 31st, 1943
Feb 19th, 1943
Mar 26th, 1943
Nov 1st, 1943
Dec 19th, 1943
Ed Lycoma
Christmas Year ?
Jun 7th, 1944
Christmas Year: 1944
Albert Macchi
Nov 15th, 1943
Al Mattel
May 31st, 1942
Dec 26th, 1942
Mar 13th, 1943
Apr 21st, 1944
Apr 24th, 1944
May 16th, 1944
Jan 3rd, 1945
Not Known (in Italian)
Not Known
Henry Matteis
Aug 27th, 1944
Jan 19th, 1945
Feb 1945
date not available #1
date not available #2
Romeo Mazger
Aug 7th, 1944
Peter "Hank" Melnyk
Jan 25th, 1943
Apr 6th, 1943
May 28th, 1943
Oct 7th, 1943
Aug 31st, 1943
Nov 13th, 1943
Jan 23rd, 1944
Mar 16th, 1944
May 27th, 1944
Jun 23rd, 1944
Aug 24th, 1944
Sep 16th, 1944
Dec 3rd, 1944
Aug 1st, 1945
Feb 24th, year ?
Dan Memoli
Apr 18th, 1945
Frank Mester
Oct 21st, 1944
Nicholas Micharoni
Apr 30th, 1945
Rocky Miele
Mar 22nd, 1943
Jan 10th, 1945
Bill Moran
Aug 19th, 1944
Joe Moretti
Apr 18th, 1945
Anthony Musz
Aug 12th, 1943
Aug 25th, 1943
Sep 10th, 1943
Oct 4th, 1943
Oct 20th, 1943
Nov 17th, 1943
Dec 1st, 1943
Dec 13th, 1943
Feb 19th, 1944
Mar 19th, 1944
Apr 17th, 1944
May 16th, 1944
Jun 12th, 1944
Aug 1st, 1944
Oct 19th, 1944
Aug 31st, 1944
Nov 14th, 1944
Dec 23rd, 1944
Jan 1st, 1945
Feb 15th, 1945
Feb 25th, 1945
Jun 3rd, 1945
Jun 28th, 1945
Jul 28th, 1945
Aug 15th, 1945
Sep 3rd, 1945
Sep 30th, 1945
Oct 21st, 1945
Oct 23rd, 1945
Joe Musz
Oct 14th, 1944
Oct 30th, 1944
Dec 31st, 1944
Jan 29th, 1945
Apr 11th, 1945
Apr 26th, 1945
Jul 23rd, 1945
Aug 18th, 1945
Mike Musz
May 25th, 1944
Feb 2nd, 1945
Apr 14th, 1945
May 29th, 1945
Aug 18th, 1945
Albert Navatto
Jan 24th, 1945
Joe Navatto
March 1943
Apr 8th, 1943
Apr 20th, 1943
May 18th, 1943
May 31st, 1943
Matthew Orlando
Oct 10th, 1943
Nov 1st, 1943
Jan 21st, 1944
Feb 22nd, 1944
May 9th, 1944
Oct 24th, 1944
Oct 26th, 1944
Oct 31st, 1944
Nov 11th, 1944
Nov 20th, 1944
Dec 12th, 1944
Jan 3rd, 1945
Jan 6th, 1945
Jan 9th, 1945
Jan 14th, 1945
Jan 27th, 1945
Jan 30th, 1945
Feb 2nd, 1945
Mar 1st, 1945
Mar 6th, 1945
Mar 9th, 1945
Mar 14th, 1945
Mar 25th, 1945
Apr 3rd, 1945
Apr 9th, 1945
Apr 26th, 1945
May 3rd, 1945
Jun 22nd, 1945
Jul 8th, 1945
Aug 12th, 1945
Aug 28th, 1945
Sep 7th, 1945
Undated # 1
Undated # 2
Undated # 3
Anthony Orlando
Feb 7th, 1944
May 29th, 1944
Jun 2nd, 1944
Anthony Pellechio
Nov 1st, 1942
Dec 24th, 1942
Apr 7th, 1943
Apr 25th, 1943
Apr 2nd, 1944
Jul 9th, 1944
Nov 8th, 1944
Apr 28th, 1945
Nov 15th, Year ?
Michael Pellechio
Dec 26th, 1942
Sep 3rd, 1943
Feb 13th, 1945
Rocco Pellechio
Dec 26th, 1942
May 3rd, 1943
May 14th, 1943
Jun 29th, 1943
Jul 17th, 1943
Aug 26th, 1943
Sep 23rd, 1943
Oct 18th, 1943
Nov 12th, 1943
Dec 4th, 1943
Feb 8th, 1944
Mar 10th, 1944
May 1st, 1944
May 27th, 1944
Jun 24th, 1944
Sep 23rd, 1944
Nov 26th, 1944
Dec 18th, 1944
Jan 23rd, 1945
Feb 23rd, 1945
Apr 24th, 1945
Jun 7th, 1945
Angelo Perantoni
Jun 25th, 1944
Oct 31st, 1944
Sep 30th, 1944
Nov 30th, 1944
Rocco Pomponio
Apr 26th, 1943
Oct 3rd, 1943
Sep 11th, 1943
Oct 22nd, 1943
Nov 8th, 1943
Nov 12th, 1943
Dec 10th, 1943
Feb 6th, 1944
Mar 15th, 1944
Jul 1st, 1944
Aug 30th, 1944
Oct 11th, 1944
Dec 20th, 1944
Feb 12th, 1945
Mar 27th, 1945
Apr 12th, 1945
Jul 4th, 1945
Jul 31st, year not known
Joe Rita
Jul 14th, 1944
Aug 27th, 1944
Oct 17th, 1944
Sep 27th, 1944
Nov 13th, 1944
Jan 6th, 1945
Jan 25th, 1945
Jul 22nd, 1945
Oct 11th, 1945
Sep 13th, 1945
Nov 25th, 1945
Jan 12th, 1946
Renzi Rossi
Feb 3rd, 1945
Apr 24th, 1945
Jun 10th, 1945
Dec 6th, Year ?
Joe Rossi
May 30th, 1944
Dec 4th, 1944
Jan 19th, 1945
Joe Ruggieri
May 14th, 1942
Apr 28th, 1942
Feb 12th, 1944
May 1st, 1944
Dec 3rd, 1944
Apr 23rd, 1945
Frank Russo
April 25th, 1945
Louis Russo
April 11th, 1945
Joe Sansone
May 5th, 1945
Sabino Santanello
May 6th, 1945
William Schaub
Nov 1st, 1942
Nov 5th, 1942
Dec 24th, 1942
Feb 25th, 1943
Apr 13th, 1943
Jun 7th, 1943
Jun 28th, 1943
Jul 21st, 1943
Aug 15th, 1943
Sep 16th, 1943
Oct 10th, 1943
Oct 22nd, 1943
Nov 2nd, 1943
Nov 20th, 1943
Dec 18th, 1943
Feb 22nd, 1944
Mar 19th, 1944
Apr 12th, 1944
May 21st, 1944
Jun 12th, 1944
Jun 22nd, 1944
Jul 11th, 1944
Aug 27th, 1944
Nov 6th, 1944
Dec 13th, 1944
Feb 20th, 1945
Mar 11th, 1945
Apr 8th, 1945
May 6th, 1945
Jun 9th, 1945
Jun 10th, 1945
R. J. Schug
Apr 27th, 1944
May 7th, 1944
D. Seminara
Feb 14th, 1945
Aug 19th, 1945
Oct 17th, 1945
Dec 27th, 1945
Joe Sian
Feb 10th, 1944
Feb 13th, 1944
May 6th, 1944
May 22nd, 1944
May 31st, 1944
Jun 18th, 1944
Oct 4th, 1944
Nov 15th, 1944
Dec 28th, 1944
Feb 10th, 1945
Mar 1st, 1945
Apr 16th, 1945
Jun 26th, 1945
Aug 30th, 1945
Angelo Soriano
Oct 23rd, 1944
Nov 24th, 1944
Dec 16th, 1944
Art Soriano
Jun 11th, 1944
Sep 2nd, 1944
Nov 8th, 1944
Dec 5th, 1944
Jan 8th, 1945
Feb 23rd, 1945
May 11th, 1945
Jul 24th, 1945
Aug 22nd, 1945
Pepe Soriano
Sep 20th, 1944
Frank Stramaglia
Mar 24th, 1944
Mar 29th, 1945
Feb 1st, Year Unknown
John Strelko
Apr 1st, 1945
Joe Sylvester
Mar 4th, 1943
Jul 30th, 1943
Aug 6th, 1944
Jack Torpey
Jan 12th, 1945
Jan 20th, 1945
Date Unknown
Mike Troisi
Jan 9th, 1945
Feb 23rd, 1945
Apr 4th, 1945
Apr 30th, 1945
Jul 6th, 1945
Sep 6th, 1945
Jimmy Valeri
Jan 10th, 1943
Feb 11th, 1944
Mar 19th, 1944
May 14th, 1944
Nov 12th, 1944
Nov 22nd, 1944
Dec 30th, 1944
Feb 11th, 1945
Mar 26th, 1945
Apr 24th, 1945
May 8th, 1945
May 27th, 1945
Aug 11th, 1945
Vincent Van Nest
Aug 30th, 1945
Jerry Verrilli
Apr 1943
Jun 1st, 1943
Jul 1st, 1943
Jul 15th, 1943
Feb 1944
Christmas 1944
Joe Viola
Feb 6th, 1945
Feb 15th, 1945
Apr 11th, 1945
May 20th, 1945
Stanley Waida
Nov 11th, 1943
Nov 26th, 1943
Dec 27th, 1944
John Weigner
Feb 5th, 1944
Mar 18th, 1944
Apr 29th, 1944
Carl Williams
Dec 27th, 1943
Feb 2nd, 1944
Apr 26th, 1944
Charlie Younger
Jan 8th, 1943
Julius Yukas
Sep 17th, 1943
Dec 12th, 1943
Sep 2nd, 1944
Frank Zanetti
Apr 4th, 1943
Apr 25th, 1943
Nov 18th, 1943
Jan 11th, 1944
Feb 1st, 1944
Feb 10th, 1944
Mar 9th, 1944
Jun 2nd, 1944
Jun 15th, 1944
Jul 9th, 1944
Aug 13th, 1944
Sep 13th, 1944
Sep 30th, 1944
Oct 30th, 1944
Jan 6th, 1945
Jan 27th, 1945
Mar 9th, 1945
Mar 16th, 1945
May 2nd, 1945
May 15th, 1945
Jun 21st, 1945
Aug 1st, 1945
Christmas
A. Zaninelli
May 31st, 1945
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