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Personal info

Full name
SUGLIO, John Rocco
Date of birth
16 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35533672
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 February 1945
Place of death
Near Orscholz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 9 91

Immediate family

Members
Vito Suglio (father)
Filomena (Lucenta) Suglio (mother)
Francis Suglio (brother)
Rose M. Suglio (sister)
Anthony Suglio (brother)
Vito D. Suglio (brother)

More information

Sgt John R. Suglio attended Lincoln High School for 3 years and was a mechanic and repairman.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 3 February 1943 and was sent overseas in May, 1944.

He was wounded in France on 9 August 1944 for which he was awarded his first Purple Heart.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery