Letters Written Home During
World War II From Raritan
Servicemen to Tony Orlando
Joe Amorosa
Dec 20th, 1942
Apr 9th, 1944
Aug 12th, 1944
Sep 2nd, 1945
John Baglioni
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 15th, 1943
Mar 3th, 1943
Mar 5th, 1943
Jun 5th, 1943
Jan 4th, 1944
Aug 24th, 1944
Nov 20th, 1944
Mar 7th, 1945
May 6th, 1945
Christmas - Year?
Easter - Year?
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
Feb 24th, 1944
Apr 18th, 1945
Joe Bernabe
May 15th, 1945
Aug 31st, 1945
John Bernabe
Jan 10th, 1944
Feb 4th, 1944
Mar 5th, 1944
Apr 9th, 1944
May 2nd, 1944
Aug 1st, 1944
Nov 23rd, 1944
Feb 11th, 1945
May 11th, 1945
Larry Carnevale
Aug 17th, 1943
Sal Cassanante
Aug 15th, 1945
Frank Cirello
Apr 5th, 1944
May 1st, 1944
May 23rd, 1944
Jan 15th, 1945
Tony Cirello
Mar 23th, 1944
Apr 8th, 1944
Mar 5th, 1945
Jun 30th, 1945
Xmas Card, 1944
Furrey Cirello
Jul 7th, 1944
Jul 30th, 1944
Mar 31st, 1945
Jun 9th, 1945
Sebastian Conti
Aug 6th, 1943?
Mar 3rd, 1944
Apr 24th, 1944
Jun 4th, 1944
Oct 12th, 1944
Dec 24th, 1944
May 8th, 1945
John Cox
Sep 12th, 1943
Jan 6th, 1944
Nov 27th, 1944
Dec 11th, 1944
Apr 15th, 1945
Michael DeCicco
Jul 11th, 1944
Sep 26th, 1944
Jackie DeLorenzo
Apr 10th, 1945
Frank DelRocco
Dec 21st, 1944
Jan 3rd, 1945
Mike DelRocco
Jul 23rd, 1945
Johnny DeMelio
Apr 10th, 1945
Oct 12th, 1945
August Depiano
May 18th, 1945
Eddie Dovan
Mar 1st, 1943
Ed Doyle
Nov 15th, 1942
Dec 17th, 1942
Feb 24th, 1943
Feb 25th, 1943
Mar 15th, 1943
Jun 13th, 1943
Aug 23rd, 1943
Oct 6th, 1943
Nov 25th, 1943
Feb 25th, 1944
John Fasoli
Aug 28th, 1945
Frank Fontenello
Jan 9th, 1943
May 14th, 1943
Feb 12th, 1944
Aug 30th, 1945
Date Unknown
Phil Frese
Feb 20th, 1944
John Gabinelli
May 1945
Al Gaburo
Aug 6th, 1944
Jun 21st, 1945
Sep 1st, 1945
Joe Garo
Aug 1st, 1945
Vince Garo & Friends
Jul 3rd, 1945
Etts Giombi
Dec 30th, 1944
Louis Grayouski
Jul 28th, 1943
George Gulick
Jan 27th, 1945
Mar 12th, 1945
Sep 3rd, 1945
Dan Haley
Sep 30th, 1942
Nov 18th, 1942
Phil Hickey
Feb 2nd, 1945
Mar 16th, 1945
Aug 26th, 1945
Frank Kelly
Sep 23rd, 1943
Oct 17th, 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
Fred Lapinsky
Mar 30th, 1945
Ed Lesko
Dec 13th, 1945
John Loksa
Feb 19th, 1943
Henry Matteis
Aug 27th, 1944
Feb 1945
date not available
Romeo Mazger
Aug 7th, 1944
Peter Melnyk
Jan 25th, 1943
Apr 6th, 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
Dec 3rd, 1944
Aug 1st, 1945
Dan Memoli
Apr 18th, 1945
Anthony Musz
Aug 12th, 1943
Aug 25th, 1943
Nov 17th, 1943
Dec 13th, 1943
Feb 19th, 1944
Mar 19th, 1944
Apr 17th, 1944
May 16th, 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
Oct 21st, 1945
Joe Musz
Oct 30th, 1944
Jan 29th, 1945
Apr 26th, 1945
Jul 23rd, 1945
Aug 18th, 1945
Mike Musz
May 25th, 1944
Feb 2nd, 1945
Aug 18th, 1945
Albert Navatto
Jan 24th, 1945
Joe Navatto
March 1943
Matthew Orlando
Oct 10th, 1943
Feb 22nd, 1944
May 9th, 1944
Oct 26th, 1944
Oct 31st, 1944
Nov 11th, 1944
Nov 20th, 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 9th, 1945
May 31st, 1945
Jun 22nd, 1945
Jul 8th, 1945
Aug 28th, 1945
Sep 7th, 1945
Anthony Orlando
Jun 2nd, 1944
Anthony Pellechio
Nov 1st, 1942
Apr 25th, 1943
Nov 8th, 1944
Apr 28th, 1945
Michael Pellechio
Dec 26th, 1942
Sep 3rd, 1943
Rocco Pellechio
Dec 26th, 1942
May 3rd, 1943
May 14th, 1943
Jun 29th, 1943
Jul 17th, 1943
Sep 23rd, 1943
Nov 12th, 1943
Feb 8th, 1944
Mar 10th, 1944
Nov 26th, 1944
Dec 18th, 1944
Jun 7th, 1945
Angelo Perantoni
Jun 25th, 1944
Nov 30th, 1944
Rocco Pomponio
Apr 26th, 1943
Oct 3rd, 1943
Nov 8th, 1943
Feb 6th, 1944
Mar 15th, 1944
Jul 1st, 1944
Oct 11th, 1944
Feb 12th, 1945
Apr 12th, 1945
Jul 4th, 1945
Jul 31st, year not known
Joe Rita
Oct 17th, 1944
Sep 27th, 1944
Nov 13th, 1944
Jan 25th, 1945
Jul 22nd, 1945
Oct 11th, 1945
Jan 12th, 1946
Renzi Rossi
Apr 24th, 1945
Jun 10th, 1945
Joe Rossi
May 30th, 1944
Dec 4th, 1944
Jan 19th, 1945
Joe Ruggieri
May 14th, 1942
Apr 28th, 1942
May 1st, 1944
Dec 3rd, 1944
Frank Russo
April 25th, 1945
Louis Russo
April 11th, 1945
William Schaub
Nov 1st, 1942
Nov 5th, 1942
Jun 22nd, 1944
R. J. Schug
Apr 27th, 1944
May 7th, 1944
D. Seminara
Aug 19th, 1945
Oct 17th, 1945
Joe Sian
Feb 13th, 1944
May 6th, 1944
May 22nd, 1944
May 31st, 1944
Jun 18th, 1944
Nov 15th, 1944
Dec 28th, 1944
Feb 10th, 1945
Apr 16th, 1945
Angelo Soriano
Oct 23rd, 1944
Nov 24th, 1944
Dec 16th, 1944
Art Soriano
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 29th, 1945
John Strelko
Apr 1st, 1945
Joe Sylvester
Mar 4th, 1943
Jack Torpey
Jan 12th, 1945
Jan 20th, 1945
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
May 8th, 1945
May 27th, 1945
Aug 11th, 1945
Vincent Van Nest
Aug 30th, 1945
Jerry Verrilli
Jun 1st, 1943
Jul 1st, 1943
Jul 15th, 1943
Christmas 1944
Joe Viola
Feb 6th, 1945
Feb 15th, 1945
Apr 11th, 1945
May 20th, 1945
Stanley Waida
Nov 21st, 1943
Nov 26th, 1943
Dec 27th, 1944
John Weigner
Feb 5th, 1944
Mar 18th, 1944
Carl Williams
Feb 2nd, 1944
Apr 26th, 1944
Julius Yukas
Sep 17th, 1943
Dec 12th, 1943
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
Aug 13th, 1944
Sep 13th, 1944
Jan 6th, 1945
Jan 27th, 1945
Mar 9th, 1945
Mar 16th, 1945
May 2nd, 1945
May 15th, 1945
Jun 21st, 1945
Christmas
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