The photo in the top left is a photo of Salvatore Pedalino from Belleville, N.J., who enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor. He was stationed in the Pacific and fought  in the largest battle of the Pacific arena known as the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines.

The group photo on the right in the collage shows five of Salvatore’s brothers who also fought  in the war. Carmen, also known as Coke, was in the army; Frank, known as Teeny, was in the Air Force; and Vincent (not pictured), known as Blackie, was in the Merchant Marines. All of them served their country admirably. A younger brother Mike, also known as Iggy, fought in the Korean War.