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Personal info

Full name
PUZZUOLI, Herman
Date of birth
17 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Macomb County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36892258
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 7 4

Immediate family

Members
Emilio Puzzuoli (father)
Emily (Benaquisto) Puzzuoli (mother)
Paul Puzzuoli (brother)
Leonard Puzzuoli (brother)
Albert Puzzuoli (brother)
Elenor Puzzuoli (sister)
Edith Puzzuoli (sister)
Helen (Arney) Puzzuoli (wife)
Terry L. Puzzuoli (son)

More information

Pfc Herman Puzzuoli was employed at the Bundy Tubing Company.

Pfc Puzzuoli was a happy-go-lucky type of boy, always in high spirits. One of his favorite pastimes was roller skating. He was very fond of fighting, especially boxing.

He enlisted on 20 December 1943.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Barbara Bates-Nelson.