Bochino-Dente Plaza
Bochino-Dente Plaza
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.
This plaza, located on Fort Hamilton Parkway between 58th and 59th Streets, is owned by the Department of Transportation and maintained by Parks. City Council Member Arthur Low introduced the local law that named this plaza after Bochino and Dente on April 15, 1952. The center of the plaza is bordered by Belgian paving stones and plated with many types of shrubs and bushes. Many trees, including Pin oak (Quercus palustris), Common juniper (Juniperus communis), Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and London Planetrees (Platanus x acerifolia) further the beauty of the area.
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