Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
MOTTO, Alphonse Joseph - Date of
birth
25 January 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Utica, Oneida County, New York -
Hometown
Oneida County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42116778 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Samuel Motto (father)
Marry R. (Barrella) Motto (mother)
More information
Pfc Alphonse J. Motto was a stock clerk before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 18 April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New York, County Marriages
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet