Welcome to Green-Wood’s World War II Project

WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Part 2 (Costa-Krutz), Part 3 (La Barbera-Phipard), and Part 4 (Pizza-Zeltmann) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. To mark the 80th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II, we are … Read more

World War II Project: Costa – Krutz

WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Intro/Part 1 (Aceto-Conti), Part 3 (La Barbera-Phipard), and Part 4 (Pizza-Zeltmann) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. COSTA, FRANK T. (1923-2011). Private, 161st Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army. Frank Costa was born … Read more

World War II Project: La Barbera – Phipard

WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Intro/Part 1 (Aceto-Conti) Part 2 (Costa-Krutz), and Part 4 (Pizza-Zeltmann) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. La BARBERA, CHARLES (or SALVATORE) (1913-1996). Sergeant, United States Army. Usually referred to as Charles, but sometimes … Read more

World War II Project: Pizza – Zeltmann

WWII Bio Search Click for the other World War II biographies: Intro/Part 1 (Aceto-Conti) Part 2 (Costa-Krutz), and Part 3 (La Barbera-Phipard) Click here to share the story of someone you know who took part in World War II. PIZZA, ANDREW ANTHONY (1926-2021). Technician 5th grade, United States Army. According to his World War II … Read more

Mystery Solved!

romaine angel

It is always exciting to solve a mystery that you have been working on for years. So it was recently with this question: who was the sculptor of one of Green-Wood’s most interesting sculptures, the Romaine family bronze, what I usually refer to as “The Exhausted Angel?” Years ago, in searching the surface of this … Read more

Nobody Living Knew–An Historic Discovery!

green-wood guastavino tile

In 2014, the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) mounted an exhibition, “”Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile.” A wonderful public display, one of the best of the many museum exhibitions I have attended over the years, it told the story of Spanish immigrant Rafael Guastavino, Sr, his … Read more

Black Civil War Soldiers at Green-Wood?

In 2002, after Green-Wood restored and rededicated New York City’s Civil War Soldiers’ Monument, we launched Green-Wood’s Civil War Project. Its aim was to identify as many Civil War veterans as possible, to write a biography for each, and to mark, with gravestones obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the graves of those that … Read more

So Many Heroes!

clemence lozier

There are many heroes at Green-Wood. Some are now dead. Some are still alive. Some were heroes because they bravely did their job. Others were heroes because they saw a job that needed to be done and took it upon themselves to do it. Heroes have stepped up to many challenges during Green-Wood’s 182 year … Read more

Dr. Anthony Fauci: Deep Roots in Brooklyn–and Green-Wood!

doctor fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, was appointed in January to the Trump Administration’s White House Coronavirus Task Force. With his almost-daily appearances at nationally-televised press conferences, and his science-based approach, he has become famous. Dr. Fauci has had an extraordinary career … Read more