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Personal info

Full name
PACECCA, Antonio Santo
Date of birth
3 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31412903
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Elz, northwest of Limburg An Der Lahn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 3 21

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas Pacecca (father)
Michilina Pacecca (mother)
Katherine Pacecca (sister)
Valentin Pacecca (sister)
Antonio Pacecca (brother)
Rosina Pacecca (sister)
Theresa Pacecca (sister)

More information

Pfc Antonio S. Pacecca attended State Trade School

He enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 11 August 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, Hartford Courant

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Hartford Courant