A grammar school dropout, Private Bertucci never saw combat.
Described as“slight, dark-haired,” Private Bertucci had spent eight months in 1944 stationed
in England.
When his commanding officer hailed him, Bertucci is quoted as saying:“Send up more ammo!
Stationed at the Salina camp, Bertucci had been born and raised in New Orleans, LA.
Of the 29 wounded or killed by Bertucci, all were between the ages of 24 and 48.
Returning for his midnight guard duty, Bertucci was left alone with a regulation issue,
mounted Browning .30 caliber machine gun.
During his tenure with the Army, which began in 1940, Private Bertucci had been court martialed
and convicted twice for minor infractions.
During leave from that
posting, taken at the family home in New Orleans, Bertucci is said to have written,“live & let live” on a doorsill.
Waiting until those soldiers he replaced had found cover, Bertucci loaded the weapon with a 250-round ammunition belt
that was kept in the tower, and began firing.
Prior to taking up his post in one of the three guard towers
that night, Private Bertucci had spent his evening drinking in town, and
at some point, had promised a waitress that“‘something exciting' would happen that night”.
Desperate to sweep the matter under the rug, and“despite the absence of any real evidence of mental impairment,
Clarence Bertucci was declared insane by a military panel
at Busnell Army Hospital and sent to a New York mental hospital.”.
According to the electoral authorities, Maduro won 68 percent of the votes cast, while his closest contender- former governor of Lara State Henri Falcon won 21 per cent of the votes and
Javier Bertucci won 11 per cent of the votes.