Gas warfare was used freely during World War I and in the case of Salvatore Trotta it had a debilitating effect on his immune system and he died of pneumonia. He lived on 58 South Second Street in Hackensack. Salvatore Trotta's name is on all three World War I plaques in Hackensack.

A note of interest and future research is the fact that there is a street named Trotta in New Milford, named after a Robert Trotta, who served state side from September 16, 1940 until June 6, 1945. He accidentally drowned during maneuvers at Camp Shelby in Mississippi , according to Teresa Martins, May 30, 1947, NEW MILFORD in WORLD WAR II, book. I do not know (as of February 10, 2010) if he is related to Salvatore Trotta or if he attended Hackensack High School.

By Bob Meli