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Personal info

Full name
LACOLA, Joseph J
Date of birth
20 January 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Canicatti, Italy
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32341323
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Bourheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 4 20

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Lacola (father)
Josephine Lacola (mother)
Anthony Lacola (brother)
David Lacola (brother)
Sarah Lacola (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph J. Lacola enlisted at Governors Island, New York on 22 May 1942.

He landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - New York Naturalization Records / Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - New York Naturalization Records