Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Division | 05.14.2020
Mike Rauseo, a heavy truck driver and Soldier with the 1st Armored Division who served from 1942 through 1946 aims a weapon for a photo opportunity during World War II. Rauseo served with 1AD in Tunisia and Italy, distinguishing himself as a Soldeir-athlete who would compete and coach numerous 1AD affiliated sports teams. (Courtesy photo)...
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Division | 05.14.2020
U.S. Army Soldiers participating in the Army football all-star game pose in Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, prior to the all-star match held on Nov. 16, 1945. The match featured quarterback Mike Rauseo, who had also held the Army’s African middleweight boxing championship and the Army’s Italian middleweight boxing championship as he served and fought during World War II. (Courtesy photo)...
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Division | 05.14.2020
Mike Rauseo, top right, a Soldier and heavy truck driver with the 1st Armored Divison, poses with other Soldiers and members of 1AD during World War II. Rauseo served with 1AD in Tunisia and Italy, participating in the Battle of Monte Cassino as well as competing with and coaching numerous 1AD athletic teams. (Courtesy photo)...
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Division | 05.14.2020
Mike Rauseo, a World War II veteran with the 1st Armored Division, poses for an official photograph in his firefighter’s uniform years after his service with the Army. Rauseo transitioned into a 20-year career as a firefighter in 1956 after serving as a Soldier, competing as a decorated athlete and working as a stonemason after the war. (Courtesy photo)...
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Division | 05.14.2020
Mike Rauseo, number 19, a 1st Armored Division Soldier and heavy truck driver during World War II, helps the 1AD football team during a match against the 78th Infantry Division. Rauseo was a skilled athlete who represented 1AD in boxing, football, baseball, softball and other sports, with his 1AD football career culminating in an appearance as a quarterback at the Army Football all-star game......
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Division | 05.14.2020
A signet ring associated with the 1st Armored Division’s participation in World War II once belonging to Mike Rauseo, a 1AD Soldier and athlete who served in Africa and Italy is displayed for a photograph on March 14, 2020. The ring was passed on to Mike’s son, Sal, who hopes that his children will continue to hold and cherish the heirloom. Items and heirlooms such as these are a reminder......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tomora Nance | U.S. Army North | 01.05.2018
Andrea Gastaldo, the foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. Army North, places the Rome-Arno campaign streamer on the unit’s colors Jan. 5 during the 75th Anniversary of Fifth Army inside the historic Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston. Andrea is the daughter of Maj. Edward “Eddie” Gastaldo, an Italian-American who fought behind enemy lines as an intelligence officer for Fifth Army headquarters......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tomora Nance | U.S. Army North | 01.05.2018
Capt. Edward “Eddie” Gastaldo, an Italian-American intelligence officer for Fifth Army headquarters during WWII, stands beside his vehicle in late 1943 in Sicily, Italy. Gastaldo specialized in linguistics for the purpose of interrogation. (courtesy photo)...
