Born in White Plains, New York, Joseph Raimondo studied for the priesthood at Cathedral College and Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, New York. In 1940 he was ordained a Catholic priest and two years later entered military service and was commissioned as a U.S. Army Chaplain. He served through the campaigns in France and during the Battle of the Bulge, earning a Silver Star. After the war he served at Saint Dominic’s and Saint Theresa of the Infant Jesus, both in the Bronx, and at Saint James in Manhattan. He was pastor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Poughkeepsie from 1961 to 1964, and at Saint Clare of Assisi in the Bronx from 1969 to 1980. His last parish was as pastor of Saint Gregory the Great from 1980 until his retirement in 1989.
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Silver Star
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United States ArmyRank:
Captain (Chaplain’s Corps)Regiment:
101st Infantry RegimentDivision:
26th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Chaplain’s Corps) Joseph J. Raimondo, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as a Chaplain in the 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division, in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. Chaplain Raimondo carried blood plasma under enemy fire across a river near Lutzhausen, Luxembourg, in an attempt to save the lives of two wounded men. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Chaplain Raimondo, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.