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CAMILLERI, Joseph Vincent - Date of
birth
11 November 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Ragusa, Italy -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32008241 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Assenois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mary Camilleri (mother)
More information
Pfc Joseph V. Camilleri enlisted in New York City, New York on 21 February 1941.He died in a Portable Surgical Evacuation Center, or T/O Convalescent Hospital to the effects of artillery shell fragments.
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 / U.S. Hospital Admission Card Files, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery