Salvatore Jerome Cammarata

Salvatore "Sam" Jerome Cammarata was born on September 18, 1922 in Newark, New Jersey to parents Salvatore and Stephanie Cina Cammarata. He had sisters: Josephine Guy, Jay Orrico, and Frances Rosamilia, and a brother, Anthony Cammarata. He registered for the draft at the age of 19 on June 30, 1942, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. At the time, he was working for Grumman Aircraft and living with his father who shared his name. He enlisted in the Army on March 26, 1943, in New York City, New York. Salvatore was 20 years old at the time an was assigned to the Selectees (Enlisted Men) component with no branch assignment. Salvatore Cammarata married Frances L Palmer (1922-2007) on April 14, 1951 in Batavia. Sam was a devoted family man and a wonderful husband to his wife of 56 years. Together the couple had children Sal Cammarata, Ann Cammarata, and Stephanie Cammarata.