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Birth:          7 Apr 1925 Philadelphia, Pa.
Death:          25 Jul 2008 Collegeville, Montgomery Co., Pa.
Burial:         Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pa.

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Joseph J Cirino Sr, 83
Joseph Cirino Sr.

King of Prussia Courier, The (PA) - Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Joseph J. Cirino Sr., formerly of King of Prussia, passed away peacefully on Friday, 
July 25, 2008, surrounded by his loving family at home in Collegeville. He was 83.

Born in Philadelphia on April 7, 1925, he was a son of the late Dominico E. and the 
late Maria Michael (DeMaio) Cirino.

He worked as a restaurant manager for the former Gatsby's in Narberth until his 
retirement in 1989. He also worked for the U.S. Post Office for 10 years.

He was a member of Mother of Divine Providence Church in King of Prussia, the 
American Legion Post 901 in Jeffersonville and the Catholic War Veterans Post 1182.

Mr. Cirino was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving as a staff sergeant in the 
European Theater of Operations. He was one of the most highly decorated World War 
II veterans in the tri-state area. Included in his medals from the war were the Purple 
Heart for wounds received as a result of enemy action, a Silver Star, a Bronze Oak 
Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star for valor in action, a Bronze Star, the Combat 
Infantryman Badge and two Battle Stars.

Mr. Cirino received the Silver Star as a staff sergeant for gallantry in action in 
Nuremberg, Germany on April 20, 1945. While investigating the second floor of a 
building, Sgt. Cirino encountered eight enemy soldiers armed with machine pistols and 
rifles. Before the enemy could put their weapons into action, Sgt. Cirino fired a round 
of shots, wounding two and forcing the others to surrender. As he was marching his 
prisoners downstairs, four more of the enemy entered the building. Sgt. Cirino threw a 
hand grenade that wounded all four of the enemy. He returned to his company with his 
prisoners.

He received the first Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star for gallantry in action 
on April 20, 1945. After clearing four buildings in the attack on Nuremberg, Sgt. Cirino 
deployed his squad into two houses. Seeing 20 German soldiers making their way to 
the back of one of the houses his squad was in, Sgt. Cirino moved to the rear and 
opened fire with his submachine gun, killing four and wounding three.

Hearing the action outside, his squad opened fire from the windows and forced other 
enemy soldiers to surrender. When two German soldiers tried to fire an anti-tank 
warhead into the house, Sgt. Cirino killed them. During this action Sgt. Cirino was 
wounded but remained with his troops.

Mr. Cirino, of Company A, 157th Infantry Battalion, received his Bronze Star medal for 
meritorious service from Jan. 25, 1945 to May 8, 1945 in France and Germany during 
World War II. Serving as squad leader during this period, Sgt. Cirino consistently 
demonstrated outstanding courage, loyalty and sincere devotion to duty in the 
accomplishment of assigned tasks, responding to any call for his services regardless 
of the circumstances.

Mr. Cirino was a founding member of Los Mustachios, a charitable organization that 
benefited handicapped children, and a founding member of the Brachial Plexus Palsy 
Foundation, a charitable organization that benefits children with brachial-plexus 
injuries.

Surviving are his loving family including his wife, Roslyn N. (Leo) Cirino; four sons, 
Joseph J. Cirino Jr. and his wife, Lonni, of Phoenixville, Michael F. Cirino and his wife, 
Sue, of Collegeville, Thomas J. Cirino and his wife, Patricia of Royersford and Paul R. 
Cirino of King of Prussia; eight grandchildren, Thomas, Andrew, Bri-anna, Kristina, 
Michael, Daniel, Summer and Heather; a brother, Raymond Cirino of Cape May, N.J.; 
and many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Stephen and Domenick; and a sister, Mae 
Frigo.

Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Lower Merion Township. Instead of flowers please 
send donations in Mr. Cirino's memory to the Brachial Plexus Palsy Foundation, 210 
Springhaven Circle, Royersford, PA 19468 and/or the American Cancer Society, 1626 
Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Arrangements were by the Bacchi-Courtney Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., 
Bridgeport.

Parents
CIRINO Domenico E. (7 Jun 1896 - Jan 1974)
DE MAIO Maria Michela (Micalina) (Michael) (4 May 1898 - 1968)

Siblings
CIRINO Stephen (8 Oct 1923 - 7 Nov 1989)
CIRINO Joseph J. (7 Apr 1925 - 25 Jul 2008)
CIRINO Mamie (Mae) (28 Aug 1926 - 1 Apr 2005)
CIRINO Raymond J. (10 Oct 1934 - 31 Jul 2014)
CIRINO Domenic J. (3 Dec 1936 - 6 Jun 2000)

Marriage To LEO Roslyn N. (11 Nov 1935 - 23 Nov 2015)
    m.  

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Parents
LEO Gerald Lawrence ()
PISELLI Dorothy ()

Children by LEO Roslyn N. 11 Nov 1935 - 23 Nov 2015
CIRINO Joseph J. ()
CIRINO Michael F. ()
CIRINO Thomas J. ()
CIRINO Paul R. ()

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