Bochino-Dente Plaza

10th Ave btw 58th St & 59th St

Brooklyn

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This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

John P. Bochino (d. 1944) and Albert Dente (d. 1944) lived in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn and died in World War II (1939-1945). Bochino served in the Army and Dente served in the Air Force.

Staff Sergeant John P. Bochino fought with the 116th Infantry, 29th Division of the United States Army. He was killed in the first wave of soldiers at Omaha Beach, Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He posthumously received the Purple Heart, and the European Theater of Operations (ETO) Medal.

Staff Sergeant Albert Dente attended Erasmus Hall High School, and then went to Seton Hall on a basketball scholarship. He was a star of the All-Brooklyn basketball team in 1942 and the All New Jersey basketball team in 1943. Before completing school, he enlisted in the Air Force, 332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Division. He flew 31 missions over Germany before he was shot down on November 4, 1944. He posthumously received the Purple Heart and the Air Medal.

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