City Councilman Tom LaBonge recently presented Joe Pietroforte with an Official Proclamation from the City of Los Angeles, which recognized his heroism during World War II. "Bazooka" Joe, an Army veteran, received the Silver Star during the Battle of the Bulge for taking out two German tanks with his "bazooka."
Joe is chaplain for and a longtime member of American Legion Van Nuys Post 193.