Two servicemen at the Santa Maria City Hall, California, 1942

Gift in Memory of Nicholas Patano
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Photograph. Two uniformed servicemen pose at the entrance doors to the Santa Maria City Hall. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Art & Gilbert / Gilbert is the big fellow / June 1942 / Camp Cooke / Calif." California. No date

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1942-06-
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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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California
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37.000
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-119.000
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City & town halls--United States