A Lyons resident who died in World War II was laid to rest with full honors by seven Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard at the town’s Old Elmwood Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 7.
The Honor Guard provided military funeral honors for Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. John A. Pagliuso, who died October 5, 1942, during a bombing mission over Papua New Guinea.
He was listed as missing until his remains were identified in March of this year.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Kovach, an Army Reservist from Rochester, N.Y., presented the colors from Pagliuso’s casket to his niece, Norma Jo Davis, now 79, of Canandaigua, N.Y.
“It’s closure for our family who never knew what happened to John. It’s wonderful,” Davis said of the...
11.07.2025 | LYONS, NEW YORK, US |
Story by Richard Goldenberg
