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‘I Can Never Forget': WWII Vet From Norwood To Visit Grave Of Soldier Who Saved Him

An 18-year-old Grasso and Lt. Frank DuBose of South Carolina were paired together in the summer of 1944. Grasso was his radio man.

A now 96-year-old Anthony Grasso.
A now 96-year-old Anthony Grasso. (WBZ-TV)

NORWOOD, MA — He’s 96 now, but the fall of 1944 still burns brightly for Private Anthony Grasso and the young lieutenant who saved his life.

“Artillery fire, and next thing I knew I was flying through the air,” said World War II Veteran Anthony Grasso.

An 18-year-old Grasso and Lt. Frank DuBose of South Carolina were paired together in the summer of 1944. Grasso was his radio man.

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