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LOMBARDI, Joseph Alphonsus "Joe" - Date of
birth
29 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11114288 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hamminkeln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 17 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael P. Lombardi (father)
Mary B. (Moore) Lombardi (mother)
Mary J. Lombardi (sister)
Michael J. Lombardi (brother)
Katherine Lombardi (sister)
Emily R. Lombardi (sister)
Helen Lombardi (sister)
Winnifred Lombardi (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
unknown -
Data
unknown
More information
Pfc Joseph A. Lombardi attended Cambridge Latin High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 27 October 1942.
He was a passenger of C-46D #44-77595, which was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on the aproach to the dropzone and exploded when hitting the ground.
The entire crew of four men was killed and of the 34 passengers, only 10 survived.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Footnote, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Cambridge Latin High School Yearbook 1941