The Kings County American Legion Family Testimonial Dinner on Sunday, March 25th, served as the backdrop for the presentation of a corrected Purple Heart Medal to the Family of World War II Veteran, Nick Stefanizzi, Sr. The presentation was made by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to Nick Stefanizzi, Jr. Nick Sr., a Past Commander of St. Stanislaus Memorial Post in Greenpoint, and a Past Kings County American Legion Commander, was wounded in action in the European Theater near the end of the war. The gun battery he was manning was hit by enemy fire and he was seriously injured, eventually losing sight in one eye.
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