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VOLPE, Anthony Salvatore - Date of
birth
19 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33157976 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Bazoncourt, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 47 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Volpe (father)
Rosalie Volpe (mother)
Grace Volpe (sister)
More information
Cpl Anthony S. Volpe attended high school for four years and was a post office clerk before he enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 31 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.super6th.org
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