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Personal info

Full name
PAIANO, Michael V
Date of birth
19 February 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13201389
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Near Kesternich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 10 69

Immediate family

Members
Angelo Paiano (father)
Clara Paiano (mother)

More information

Pfc Michael V. Paiano joined the Regular Army in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 22 February 1944.

He attended Southeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Southeast Catholic High School Yearbook 1941