THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 Page 11 COMPANY | FROM PAGE 7 he would like to see “some type of linkage” to any agreement with WIN Waste Innovations. “Help us get there,” Cross said. “We want the best equipment that money can buy,” he said. Cross also suggested that an agreement include “free tipping” in the costs of trash removal for the town. One of the chief goals of Cogliano and other committee members is to develop a host agreement with the owners of the trash-to-energy plant so the town could benefi t fi nancially from being the site of the trash-to-energy plant. “I think there’s a lot of work that needs to be done,” Selectman Panetta said of the subcommittee’s future talks. MEMORIAL DAY | FROM PAGE 5 ing next year when the students are back in school for a full school year, I can reach out to the principals and art teachers to start up that contest again which besides beautiful art creations, gives them a learning experience as well to understand the meaning of this holiday.” DeFranzo’s heroics and sacrifi ce U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Arthur F. DeFranzo was the Saugus World War II war hero who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for sacrifi cing his life to save fellow soldiers. The casket containing his body laid in state at Saugus Town Hall for three days and he received a military funeral at Riverside Cemetery. Staff Sergeant DeFranzo’s offi cial Medal of Honor citation reads: “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, on June 10, 1944, near Vaubadon, France. As scouts were advancing across an open fi eld, the enemy suddenly opened fi re with several machineguns and hit 1 of the men. S/Sgt. DeFranzo courageously moved out in the open to the aid of the wounded scout and was himself wounded but brought the man to safety. Refusing aid, S/ Sgt. DeFranzo reentered the open fi eld and led the advance upon the enemy. There were always at least 2 machine guns bringing unrelenting fi re upon him, but S/Sgt. DeFranzo kept going forward, fi ring into the enemy and 1 by 1 the enemy emplacements became silent. While advancing he was again wounded, but continued on MEMORIAL DAY | SEE PAGE 26
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