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AMOROSO, Carmelo J - Date of
birth
20 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
St. Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31462438 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 February 1945 - Place of
death
Kesternich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Antonino Amoroso (father)
Antoinietta M. (Merolla) Amoroso (mother)
Gennaro T. Amoroso (brother)
Antonino Amoroso Jr. (brother)
More information
Pfc Carmelo J. Amoroso was employed by the Bolta Rubber Co. before he enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 8 April 1944.On the first picture he is posing with his fiancée Sally. He is 20 years of age here and that was the last photograph the family had of him before he went off to war. He planned on getting married as soon as he came home. He had proposed to her right before the picture. This picture is the one that is used in his death announcement”.
The next picture was taken when he must have been six years of age and one the last picture he is standing behind his mother.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Jacobs Family Tree / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Mariska Sipers, www.findagrave.com - Fred