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AppiceFrank Appice Way (Staten Island) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of Getz Avenue and Lamoka Avenue Honoree: Frank Appice (1937-2017) was a U.S. Navy veteran who served on the USS Intrepid. He was a vice president and board member of the Former Crew Members Association. He was the chairman and a founder of the largest chapter of the Rolling Thunder, a motorcyclists organization established in 1987 to call attention to any prisoners of war or those listed as missing in action. . He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and used the Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 to set up the annual DAV support run which has raised in excess of $75,000. The Frank Appice Scholarship Fund provides support to children and grandchildren of veterans and also to students who volunteer for veteran causes. (Borelli) LL:2019/24 |
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