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TAMBASCIA, Edward - Date of
birth
16 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20231220 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Ammunition Handler -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Hattarath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Dominic Tambascia (father)
Marietta ( Antonelli) Tambascia (mother)
Lucia Tambascia (sister)
More information
Pfc Edward Tambascia enlisted in the National Guard in Buffalo, New York on 16 September 1940. He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 7 August 1944. He was an actor before he enlisted. He attended Kensington High School in Buffalo, New York
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - New York WWII Enlistment Card / 1940 Census / New York Records of the State National Guard
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, https://www.facebook.com/Stichting-Missing-In-Action-MIA-149570981745421/