Leroy Burke celebrates VE Day in Piccadilly Circus in London...
The 17 year old from the Bonhamtown section of Edison, participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, crossing the English Channel in LST (Landing Ship Tank) 344, manning a 20-mm weapon...

17 year old from New Jersey

Leroy Burke of Central Jersey, as he looked in 2004

One of the "Great Generation"

Mario Dominici, of Edison, NJ - on the left, when he was a machinist mate on LST 360, took part in the Normandy Invasion... Prior to that, his LCT was sunk off the coast of Salerno, Italy. - On the right, as he looked 60 years later, in 2004.