American soldiers sitting in bleachers at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, January 1943

Gift in Memory of Nicholas Patano
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Photograph. American soldiers sitting in bleachers at the Rose Bowl stadium. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Up in the left hand corner is part of our group waiting for the New Years game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena." Pasadena, California. 01 January 1943

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01/01/1943
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Items from the service of T4 Nicholas J. Patano, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 1, 1916. He worked as a carpenter before he enlisted in the Army on June 21, 1941. Patano went overseas in February of 1944 and served as a Sherman tank driver with the 5th Armored Division, 81st Tank Battalion in the European Theatre. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. Patano returned to the United States in September of 1945 and was Honorably Discharged on October 21, 1945. The collection includes over 200 photographs, a few documents and two objects.
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Pasadena
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34.167
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-118.150
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Stadiums--California
Football--California