Seasonal & Holidays
Hoboken Veteran's Misspelled Name on War Memorial Fixed in Time for Holiday
John Martocchia's family has campaigned for over six years to have correction made, report says.
One “A” made a world of difference for the family of a deceased World War II veteran, when a misspelled name on the Hoboken War Memorial at Sinatra Drive was fixed in time for this year’s Memorial Day observance.
According to an ABC 7 report, the family of John Martocchia had been campaigning for over six years to have the spelling of the 20-year-old veteran’s name fixed.
Martoccia’s name was previously misspelled as “Martocchi” on the memorial’s granite panel.
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