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Personal info

Full name
SPENDOLINI, John
Date of birth
21 August 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31447149
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Fort Montbarey, Brittany, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 35 54

Immediate family

Members
Alfredo Spendolini (father)
Mary Spendolini (mother)
Cecelia Spendolini (sister)
Guerino Spendolini (brother)
Augusta Spendolini (sister)
Daniel Spendolini (brother)
Mary A. (Johnston) Spendolini (wife)
Richard Spendolini (son)

More information

Pvt John Spendolini was employed as a tractor operator at the N. Y., N. H. and Hartford Railroad.

He enlisted on 22 November 1943 at Providence, Rhode Island. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 2 September 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card / 1925 Rhode Island State Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Providence Journal - 6 October 1944