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FIACCHINO, Samuel Salvatore - Date of
birth
26 May 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31062488 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
774th Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gey, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 34 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carlo Fiacchino (father)
Pietrina (Ditommaso) Fiacchino (mother)
Anthony Fiacchino (brother)
Maria G. Fiacchino (sister)
John Fiacchino (brother)
Madeline Fiacchino (sister)
More information
T/5 Samuel S. Fiacchino enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, on 7 February 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Fiacchino Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://83rdinfdivdocs.org/units/774th-tank-bn (Dec 1944)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ralph Peeters - Linda Fiacchino (her uncle)