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Personal info

Full name
ROSSI, Rocco James
Date of birth
5 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32949555
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gereonsweiler-Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 4 7

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas Rossi (father)
Anna M. (Nazzario) Rossi (mother)
Frank Rossi (brother)
Maria Rossi (sister)
Grace M. Rossi (sister)
John A. Rossi (brother)
Nicholas J. Rossi (brother)

More information

Rocco Rossi was a mechanic.

He enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 5 March 1943.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on the day of his death.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - family tree, Courier Post 28 September 1943, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Courier Post - 28 September 1943