Semper Fi, Padre: The Mathew Caruso Story

During the epic breakout from the Chosin Reservoir, Marine Sgt. Mathew Caruso, assigned as a chaplain's assistant, heroically saved the life of Chaplain Cornelius "Connie" Griffin at the cost of his own life. on December 6, 1950. Six days later, in New England, Mathew's son was born. Fourteen months after that, his father's Silver Star was presented to little Danny Caruso in a ceremony that made national headlines. In 1953 the Caruso Memorial Chapel was dedicated at Camp Pendleton. Two years after that, Mathew's remains were repatriated and his brother John, himself a Marine, served as his burial escort by train from San Francisco to Hartford, Connecticut. "Semper Fi, Padre" is a story of sacrifice and heroism, but it is also about the effect a death in combat, any death in combat, can have on the lives of many people.

Author: Aaron Elson, John Caruso
Publisher: Chi Chi Press
Published: 11/19/2015
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780996960205

About the Author
John Caruso, Mathew's brother, is a retired Superior Court judge in Connecticut. Aaron Elson is the founder of the World War II Oral History web site @ tankbooks.com and has written several books about the war. His work has been used as source material in more than a dozen documentaries.

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