R R E O M M N E O M SAUGUS Vol. 24, No. 21 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Memorial Day in Saugus A time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifi ce – including a Medal of Honor recipient who gave his life to save fellow soldiers By Mark E. Vogler I t will be 77 years ago next month that Arthur Frederick DeFranzo, a 25-year-old staff sergeant from Saugus, sacrifi ced his own life on a battlefi eld in France while displaying what his Medal of Honor Citation hailed as “extraordinary heroism and magnifi cent devotion to duty.” On June 10, 1944, near Vaubadon, France, German combat forces opened fire with several machine guns, wounding DeFranzo while he was rescuing an injured man. Unconcerned about his own injuries, he led an attack on the enemy positions and encouraged his men to advance. He destroyed an enemy machine gun position after being hit several more times. He died of those wounds. There are few living Saugus residents who would remember DeFranzo, a member of the Saugus High School Class of 1939. He would be 102 years old today. But for patriotic SauMEMORIAL DAY | SEE PAGE 5 Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Arthur F. DeFranzo was the Saugus World War II hero who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for sacrificing his life to save fellow soldiers. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) The Civil War Burial Plot – also known as the General Edward Winslow Hincks Post 95 Grand Army of the Republic Burial Plot – was in top shape this week as the town prepares for Monday’s Memorial Day (May 31) Ceremonies at Riverside Cemetery. Once again, the town’s super citizen volunteer Gordon Shepard, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, is credited with sprucing up this veterans’ plot and others for the holiday observance. Shepard has devoted thousands of hours overseeing the restoration of the veterans’ plots in the cemetery – particularly the Civil War plot – for more than a decade. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Company has expansion hopes Ash landfi ll good for another three and a half years, WIN Waste Innovations offi cial tells Wheelabrator Subcommittee By Mark E. Vogler W IN Waste Innovations has enough capacity at the ash landfill near its trash-to-energy plant on Route 107 to last another three and a half years, according to a company offi cial. WIN Waste Innovations’ James Connolly, vice president of Environmental, Health and Safety of the former Wheelabrator Saugus, told members of the Board of Health’s Wheelabrator Subcommittee on Wednesday night that the ash monofi ll should last through the end of 2024. COMPANY | SEE PAGE 7 Have a Safe & Happy Memorial Day Weekend! ADOC TE OCA Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, May 28, 2021 A Tribute To The Fallen CAT ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE Regular Unleaded $2.759 Mid Unleaded $2.879 Super $3.019 Diesel Fuel $2.899 "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 KERO $4.65 DEF $3.49 9 Diesel $2.569 9 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available by Pump! Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS & Prices subject to change Spring is around the Corner! H FLEET
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