5 Local Vets Picked for the 4th Annual 40th District Veterans Hall of Fame

Every year, State Sen. Greg Ball (R-Patterson) solicits nominations from the villages, towns and cities in the 40th New York State Senate District.

This year’s nominees include three from Somers—Chief Warrant Officer Terence D. Queally, Jr, Louis Bonomini and Senior Master Sergeant Timothy McArdle— and two from Yorktown—Senior Master Sergeant Albert Laughlin III and Sergeant 1st Class Jack Rucci. Click on their names to read about them.

“I created the Veterans Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding men and women who nobly and selflessly served the United States of America. I have had the privilege of meeting and honoring so many wonderful veterans over the past three years and I am excited to introduce the 4th class of veterans – the largest class yet,” said Ball. “These extraordinary veterans devoted their lives to a cause greater than one’s self, nobly dedicating themselves to preserving the safety and freedom of the American people through acts of courage, honor and integrity.”

The 4th Annual Veterans Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Nov. 20 at Mahopac Falls Elementary School, 100 Myrtle Avenue, Mahopac, NY 10541. Registration will begin at 5 pm and the ceremony will start at 6 pm. The event is open to the public.

Below is a complete list, with hyperlinks to pictures and biographies, of the 4th class of veterans inducted into the 40th Senate District Veterans Hall of Fame:

Beekman, Master Sergeant Chris D’Angelo

Brewster, Seaman First Class Salvatore Inserra

Brewster, Sergeant Louis Gasparini

Buchanan, Private First Class Philip Perugini

Carmel, Petty Officer-Electrician Mate 3rd Class Edward Gettler

Carmel, Seaman First Class James Dipelesi

Carmel, Third Mate USMM, Ensign USNR Edward Donaher

Cold Spring, Technical Sergeant Angelo Percacciolo

Croton on Hudson, Machinist Mate First Class Patrick Calcutti

Hawthorn, Pasqualino DiSisto

Kent, Airman First Class John Spagnoli

Lewisboro, Sergeant Waldie Gullen

Mahopac, Major Patricia Caputo

Mt. Kisco, Sergeant E-5 George Griffin, Jr.

Mt. Pleasant, Petty Officer-3rd Class Joseph J. Fimmano

North Salem, Petty Officer Second Class (Machinists Mate) Eugene Kurka

Patterson, Edward Centofante

Patterson, Lead Chief Petty Officer Eric Niles Witoshynsky

Pawling, SP4, E-4 Richard Hunt

Pawling (Village), Karl Pfister Jr.

Pawling (Village), Private Dan Flanigan

Peekskill, Staff Sergeant E-6 Robert Boddie Sr.

Pleasantville, Staff Sergeant E-6 Roger T. Lemcke

Putnam Valley, MM3 Machinist Mate 3rd Class Paul Bell

Putnam Valley, Paul Scheuerman

Putnam Valley, Thomas Farrell

Somers, Chief Warrant Officer Terence D. Queally, Jr.

Somers, Louis Bonomini

Somers, Senior Master Sergeant Timothy McArdle

Southeast, Captain Maurice R. Greenberg

Yorktown, Senior Master Sergeant Albert Laughlin III

Yorktown, Sergeant 1st Class Jack Rucci

Senator Greg Ball’s Nominee, Tommy Farrell