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DAPALDO, Philip - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42102459 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 22 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Sol Kiss (stepfather)
Louise (Esposito) Dapaldo (mother)
Susie Dapaldo (sister)
Michelina Dapaldo (sister)
Marie Kiss (half sister)
More information
Pvt Philip Dapaldo attended high school for one year and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 16 December 1943.He was reported lightly wounded in action on the same day of his death and evacuated to a hospital. At that moment G Company was holding positions on a hill in the vicinity of Han-sur-Nied, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - emmanuel vincent