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Personal info

Full name
RICCIARDI, Ignatius J
Date of birth
23 February 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Messina, Italy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33800828
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
West bank of the Rur river in Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 19 6

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Ricciardi (father)
Grace Ricciardi (mother)
Sadie Ricciardi (sister)
Anthony Ricciardi (brother)
Joseph Ricciardi (brother)
Felice Ricciardi (brother)
Fatina Ricciardi (sister)
Mary (Albergo) Ricciardi (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Ignatius J. Ricciardi enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 30 September 1943. He was seriously wounded in action on 17 July 1944. After recovering he returned to active duty on 29 October 1944. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

All four sons served during the war, either in the Army or the Navy.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Annabel Winterberg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Philadelphia Inquirer - 10 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Melissa Kramer (grand-niece)