Salvatore Pillitteri

Young Army Officer, Former Rodino Appointee to West Point, Dies in Skidding Crash

(Jan. 30, 1957) – Friday, Jan. 25, on Route 1, near North Brunswick, Lt. Salvatore Pillitteri, 23, of Brown Street, was one of three killed in a collision of skidding cars as the Nutley youth, a one-time student a the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, was returning home from Fort Dix.

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West Point's tribute, etched in gold

By Greg Bruno
May 25, 2007

Times Herald-Record

West Point, N.Y — Even in good light, the numbers are hard to make out. A quick glance pulls the eyes toward a stoic bald eagle, an American flag, the class motto.

But take a closer look. Tilt the Class of 2007 ring ever so slightly, and the faintly etched digits begin to twinkle brightly: "911."

... Tim Allen, a senior from Nutley, N.J., chaired the committee that created the ring with the help of local artists. ...

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