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Arthur A. “Tully” DeAngelo, 95, of East Haven, died on his birthday May 6. He was the husband of Marie Cerrato DeAngelo.

Tully worked for 38 years as a service technician for the Kasden Oil Company, until finally retiring in 1986. He was a proud veteran of the US Army, attaining a rank of technician fifth grade, serving in the 79th Infantry of the 463rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. His division held the honor of being the first to shoot down a German plane from the ground at the start of WWII. He was also in Patton’s Army at the Battle of the Bulge and part of the group who stormed the beaches of Normandy. Art was a member of the Branford Elks and the American Legion, Post 89 of East Haven.

He is survived by a son, Richard (Ruth) DeAngelo of Guilford; two daughters, Gloria DePalma of East Haven and Cherie Adamczyk of New Haven; a brother, Frank “Chubbie” DeAngelo, Jr., of Ansonia; as well as 9 grandchildren and 3 great-granddaughters. Besides his wife, he was predeceased by his parents Frank and Julia Baldino DeAngelo; four brothers, Armand, Salvatore, Albert, and Harry DeAngelo; and three sisters, Christina Raccio, Anna Pandolfi, and Raffie Swiderski.

A funeral procession left the East Haven Memorial Longobardi–Brennan Funeral Home, 425 Main St., East Haven, 203-467-1708, May 10 for a Mass of Christian burial in the Parish of St. Pio Pietrelcina at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Taylor Avenue. Burial with full military honors took place at All Saints Cemetery, North Haven. Friends called on May 9. Memorial contributions may be made to Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405. Please visit Tully’s memorial page at easthavenmemorial.com and sign his guest book.