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Jun 6, 2024 · After the war, Persichitti became a public school teacher in Rochester. When he retired, he continued visiting school kids to speak with them about the war.
Jun 6, 2024 · After he retired from teaching, Persichitti continued to visit classrooms to relate his World War II stories. “It shouldn’t be forgotten,” he told WXII News, a National Public Radio...
Jun 6, 2024 · Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II Navy veteran from New York, died while traveling to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
- Marlene Lenthang
- Breaking News Reporter
Jun 7, 2024 · A retired public school teacher, Persichitti regularly spoke about his wartime experiences in schools and community gatherings, Leone said. He also wrote an autobiography for his family in 2015. Persichitti led the Pledge of Allegiance at this year’s Memorial Day remembrance in East Rochester.
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Jun 6, 2024 · Robert “Al” Persichitti of Fairport, New York, fell ill during a stop in Germany last week and died in a hospital, his longtime priest and friend, the Rev. William Leone, said. Persichitti was...
Jun 7, 2024 · After retiring from the Navy in 1945, Persichitti spent decades working as a carpenter and then as a wood shop teacher at public schools in Rochester, N.Y., according to his autobiography....
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Jun 6, 2024 · (CNN) — Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according to Honor Flight Rochester, a veteran’s organization.
