Mario DiMaio
Coxswain, USS ASTORIA 1944-1945
6th Division
Mighty Ninety plankowner Mario DiMaio, Coxswain from 6th Division. This photo appears to have been taken circa August 1944 following USS ASTORIA's shakedown cruise.
-photo courtesy of his son Gary DiMaio
Mario DiMaio at center with 6th Division shipmates James Murdo and Wilbur Dahlgren at the 1986 USS ASTORIA CL-90 reunion in Mankato, MN.
-photo from Brent Jones collection
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The USS ASTORIA CL-90 plankowners in attendance at the 1986 reunion. DiMaio is in the front row, 5th from left.
-photo from Brent Jones collection
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