Darien Veteran Street Sign
Street Sign for the Late Frank Valente, a D-Day Veteran, To Be Unveiled Sunday
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The late Frank Valente, a rifleman who landed on Normandy Beach and a recipient of two Purple Hearts and several Distinguished Service medals, will be honored in a ceremony Sunday by the Darien Monuments and Ceremonies Commission. Valente will be the latest recipient of the Darien Veteran Street Sign program, in which a town road receives an extra street sign and is given the honorary name of a town veteran who also served Darien as a civilian. The new street sign with Valente’s name will be unveiled on William Street during a 12 noon ceremony on Sunday May 23. Frank Valente bravely served as a Private, First Class in the United States Army during World War II, joining the Army in July 1943. Frank served in the 175th Infantry as a rifleman.