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ROSETTA, Charles A - Date of
birth
15 April 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33165806 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
A Company,
49th Armored Infantry Battalion,
8th Armored Division,
1st Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Derenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emanuel Rosetta (father)
Elisabeth M. (Gabarena) Rosetta (mother)
Katherine Rosetta (sister)
Julia Rosetta (sister)
Florence Rosetta (sister)
Mary Rosetta (sister)
Thomas M. Rosetta (brother)
Emanuel Rosetta (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Charles A. Rosetta worked as a laborer at a coal mine in Minersville, Pennsylvania.He enlisted in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on 24 March 1942. He was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8th-armored.org, www.ancestry.com - Census / Army Enlistment Records / Mack Family Tree / Veteran Compansation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Pottsville Republican 30 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, www.newspapers.com - Pottsville Republican 22 March 1943 / 30 April 1945