Bob Modica served with the US Marines in a rifle company during the Korean war. There, he received the following recognition: - Meritorious Promotion to Cpl. in the Field - Presidential Unit Citation* - Korean Service Medal - National Defense Medal - United Nations Medal - Combat Action Ribbon - Korean Defense Medal - Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Medal - Korean War Commemorative Medal - Cold War Commemorative Medal - New York State Medal of Merit (warded to Combat Action Ribbon Holders) - Bicentennial Memorial Medal - United States Marine Corps Medal.
Mr. Modica has taught acting in New York City since 1959.
Robert Modica taught theater at Grover Cleveland High School on the Brooklyn-Queens border in New York City in the late 1950s and early 1960s before he left for LA and appeared in Love Story. His productions were often over the top - somehow there was always money from the PTA to finance a trip to Century Lighting Supply in Mahanttan to rent a truckload of equipment to supplement the stage lighting.