Tony Vaccaro

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 83rd Infantry Division

Theater of Operation: European

Highest Rank: Private

Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation

Tony Vaccaro was born in Greensburg Pennsylvania, served with the 83rd Infantry Division, fighting in Normandy Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. His usual position as a scout provided him with the opportunity to take photographs. In September 1945, he was discharged from the Army. Vaccaro remained in Germany where he obtained a job first as a photographer for Sunday Visual Aids stationed at Frankfurt and then with Weekend the Sunday Supplement of the US Army Newspaper Stars and Stirpes. After the war Tony prospered as a photographer. See a complete Bio in attachments. Courtesy of ww2 undercovered and battlefields.org