Born in San Francisco, California, November 5, 1917, Graduated from the Galileo, High School, San Francisco, June 1935
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis January 1958
Two-Year Curriculum in Agriculture
Member Calpha Club (Phi Delta Theta Fraternity) Graduated in May 1940

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted Army of the United States, 3 February 1941 and entered on active duty as Private same date.
Feb 41 to Jun 42; Co E, 53d Inf Regt and Hq & Hq Det, 2d Bn, 53d Inf Regt, Fort Ord, California, and Presidio of San Francisco.
Promoted to Corporal, 22 July 1941.
Jun 1942 to Jul 1942; DEML, CASC Unit 192 7, Presidio of San Francisco
Jul to Oct 1942; 11th Co, 3d Student Training Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Graduated from Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, October 22, 1942, and honorably discharged.

COMMISSIONED Second Lieutenant, AUS, 23 October 1942; accepted appointment and entered on active duty same date.
COMMISSIONED First Lieutenant, AUS, 15 April 1943.

Active Service Assignments

Oct to Sep 1942; Platoon Leader and Intelligence Officer, Co I, Hq Co and Co B, 363d Inf Regt, Camp White, Oregon, Camp Adair, Oregon, and European Theater of Operations.
In Service 3 years, 7 months, and 16 days.
Lieutenant Rosellini was killed in action on 18 September IS44, in Italy.

Decorations and Awards

SILVER STAR.*
BRONZE STAR MEDAL.
PURPLE HEART (Posthumous}.
DISTINGUISHED UNIT EMBLEM.
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with two Bronze Service Stars for participation in the North Apennines and Rome-Arno Campaigns.
SHARPSHOOTER BADGE with Machine Gun and Rifle Bars and Carbine Bar.

* CITATION 'For gallantry in action on 17 September 1944, near Scarperia, Italy, when his company commander overcame a casualty…’