World War II Veteran Opens Up About His Experiences

Warren Goss, 85, was a member of the 531st Special Brigade, one of the first troops to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.

Growing up, Paula Zanotti’s father always warned her to stay away from his special drawer.  Inside were items her dad, Warren Goss, had collected during his time a soldier in World War II, including watches taken from German soldiers and other spoils of war.  Not that Zanotti, a Sewickley resident, knew this for much of her life.  She found out only when her own son, Andrew Zanotti,  joined the Marines and was sent to Afghanistan. Maybe it had something to do with their shared military background, but Goss opened his war collection to his grandson.  It was no easy feat.  For years, Goss, an 85-year-old Mt. Nebo resident, remained quiet about his part in war, where he was a member of the 531st Special Brigade, one of the first troops to …

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