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Personal info

Full name
MORA, Anthony William
Date of birth
29 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33467588
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 72

Immediate family

Members
Angelo Mora (father)
Mabel I. Mora (mother)
Irene Mora (sister)
Vincent Mora (brother)
Anna Mora (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Anthony W. Mora enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 November 1942.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, 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 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Row Walke