Educational Excellence Since 1912
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Thomas Vitagliano, Staff Sgt., U.S. Army
Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, Hamden Hall Class of 1989, served in the U.S. Army, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment in Korea before being transferred to Iraq in 2004. While there, he worked on many civil projects including distributing food to residents. Four months after arriving in Ramadi, he was lost when he threw himself over two fellow soldiers as a car bomb exploded. Tommy was the first soldier from West Haven killed in action in Operation Freedom. His heroism has been honored in a number of ways, including having part of Route 34 named in his memory. He is also remembered in the Connecticut Trees of Honor Memorial in Middletown, Conn.
Tommy attended Virginia's Hargrave Military Academy after leaving Hamden Hall. Before joining the Army in 1990, he served briefly in the U.S. Marine Corps. Tommy was the son of Gaetano Thomas Vitagliano and Inger Lise Severine.
Hamden Hall Country Day School
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
About Us
Hamden Hall Country Day School is a nurturing and inclusive community with a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
