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BONI, Rocco - Date of
birth
4 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Supino, Italy -
Hometown
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36965337 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1945 - Place of
death
Setz, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lorenzo Boni (father)
Anita Boni (mother)
Luigi Boni (brother)
Antonio Boni (brother)
Alma (Paluzzi) Boni (wife)
More information
Pfc Rocco Boni was employed by the Ford Motor Company before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Desantis Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Cynthia Maria Corsi