Career
He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 27, 1950. Desiderio joined the Army from Gilroy, California in March 1941. He is buried in San Francisco National Cemetery San Francisco, California.
He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 27, 1950. Desiderio joined the Army from Gilroy, California in March 1941. He is buried in San Francisco National Cemetery San Francisco, California.
His company was given the mission of defending the command post of a task force against an enemy breakthrough.