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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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