Sgt. Patrick J. Dalessio U.S. Army 34th Infantry Division, 133rd Infantry Regiment He was killed in action during the invasion of Anzio, Italy in January 1944. His body is buried in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal

The Post was organized by Concord War Veterans at the conclusion of WWII and named in memory of Sgt. Patrick J. Dalessio a well known soldier in Concord. It was chartered by the American Legion Department of New York on September 27, 1945. The original Post headquarters was located on Richmond Road near Clove Road. However due to the construction of the Staten Island Expressway the building was demolished. We purchased a building nearby on Targee Street and were at this location for 40 years until the building was sold due to declining membership in 2006. Seeing to the welfare of its members the meetings are now held in St. Simons Episcopal Church on Richmond Road, Concord where the Dalessio Post still remains active towards the ideals of the American Legion. Each year the Legion sponsors high school students attendance at the Legion Boys State Program and awards medals for Americanism to the graduating students at St. Sylvesters Porochial School and PS 48, Concord. Once a year the Post awards a scholarship to a members grandchild attending a 4 year college. It has also sponsored and supervised teen dances, it was used as a meeting place for the Boy Scouts, sponsored American Legion Baseball Teams as well as childrens Christmas parties and organizing food baskets for needy residents. The Post has a Ladies Auxiliary which has assisted the Post over the years making annual donations to various charities. The Post Memorial Honor Roll is located at Targee Street and Clove Road on the service road near the first Post Headquarters. The property was donated by the State Deputy. We maintain it and have erected a flag pole which we fly the American and POW-MIA Flags illuminated daily with two spotlights. Our Memorial Day Service is held there. We attend mass at St. Sylvesters Church across from the memorial and then hold our service where we read the names of the deceased members of the Post. The students from nearby PS48 join us and read poems and sing patriotic songs. We are a small Post but we do a lot for our members providing them with jackets, sweatshirts and have a Burial Assist Program. We hope this Post will live on as new members join and continue the legacy. God Bless The American Legion and GOD BLESS AMERICA! Submitted by: Commander Rudolph Kormann 9th Year Commander Member of American Legion 70 years