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WWII vet Herbert DeGiovine awarded high school diploma
Quick ReadHerbert DeGiovine, 93, was awarded a high school diploma at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach.
Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | Herbert DeGiovine, age 92, William Floyd High School Graduate Class of 2009, holds the diploma he received today in a ceremony at the school, with 3 of his grandchildren who are also graduates of the school. From left is Nicholas Schiraldi (Class of 2008), Elizabeth Schiraldi (Class of 2004), and their brother Benedetto Schiaraldi, Jr. (Class of 2006). (November 14, 2009)
92 year old gets his high school diploma
World War II veteran Herbert DeGiovine left school in his teens to help support his family and ended up in the Army, where he served as a driver to Gen. Douglas MacArthur and future President Dwight Eisenhower.
Saturday, four generations of his family watched as the Queens resident, who turns 93 Monday, was awarded a high school diploma at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach - the same...
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