George Munno

   MOONACHIE A requiem mass for George Joseph Munno of 36 Edstan Drive will be tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at St. Margaret's R.C. Church. Burial will be in Long Island National Cemetery, Farming-dale, N.Y.

   Mr. Munno, 57, died Tuesday in Bergen Pines County Hospital, Paramus.

   Born in New York City, he lived here nine years. He was past member of VFW Post 8005, South Hackensack, and a member of VFW Post 809, Little Ferry.

   He is survived by his widow, the former Catherine Rice; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Della-croce of Lading, and two grandchildren.

 Friends may visit today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Trinka's Funeral Home, 198 Main St., Little Ferry.

[The Record, Hackensack, NJ, 27 May 1971, Thu, Page 33]

Grave marker for George J. Munno in Section 2T, Site 1696, Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale (Suffolk county), New York.
  George enlisted in the Army at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, NY on 10 September 1942 and was assigned to Company B, 508th PIR.
   On 1 November 1943 Pvt Munno was again at Fort Jay but this time he was in confinement for being AWOL.
   He was returned to Xamp0 Mackall and placed into cobfine4 but was permitted to return to duty on 30 November.
   He apparently was transferred out of the 508th in December but the morning reports for that month are all illegible.
  According to his grave marker he ended up in the 506th PIR and attained the rank of Corporal and had been awarded the Bronze Star Medal.  since the automatic award of that medal for men holding the CIB was not enacted until some 6 years after his death it ,must be assumed that he received it as a direst award.