A photo of Fred Joseph Rotty
Photographed by friend Bruno Norkus.
Enlistment Date: 8 Jun 1942
Enlistment State: Connecticut
Enlistment City: Hartford
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
This soldier is an NCO, look at the hash mark strips on his left sleeve, there are five. If over seas bars they mean two and a half years in tour. If they are enlistment years in service they mean 15 years. Look about the bars, this war he to is a sergeant. Great picture.
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