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NY J02736

Resolution

Status

Introduced

10/28/2024

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Hinchey

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Posthumously commends Technician Fourth Grade Joseph S. Cesternino for receiving the New York State Senate Liberty Medal, the state's highest individual honor
  • Cesternino (1925-2020) served in the U.S. Army during World War II, enlisting March 8, 1944, and assigned to the 455th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion in the European Theater
  • His unit received a Letter of Commendation from General George S. Patton and Cesternino was awarded the EAME Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and WWII Victory Medal
  • The Liberty Medal ceremony will be celebrated at the Columbia County Honor a Veteran Ceremony on Monday, November 25, 2024, in Hudson, New York
  • Directs transmission of the resolution to Cesternino's family

Legislative Description

Commending Technician Fourth Grade Joseph S. Cesternino posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the

Last Action

REFERRED TO FINANCE

10/28/2024

Committee Referrals

Finance10/28/2024

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