Mr. Speaker. Stan Raffa was born in Manhattan of Italian immigrant parents. He lived for 30 years of his life in New York and presently lives in Dumont. N.J. He attended public school in New York City. Pursuing a natural technical ability. he attended Brooklyn Technical High School noted for its requirements of excellence in academic achievement. Upon graduation. he entered the Army of the United States in 1943. He was sent to OTS at Fort Benning. Ga. However. the need for troops in Europe found him assigned to the 106th Infantry Division as a private first class. He saw action in Europe and on December 16. 1944. was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. spending the rest of the war as a prisoner.
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