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ARCANGELI, Bruno - Date of
birth
17 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Coalport, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33610997 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Drop Zone W
.45 miles northeast of Flüren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 14 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Esipio E.M. Arcangeli (father)
Lavinia (Lenzi) Arcangeli (mother)
Mary Arcangeli (sister)
Anna Arcangeli (sister)
Velma Arcangeli (sister)
John Arcangeli (brother)
Elva Arcangeli (sister)
Benjamin Arcangeli (brother)
Laverna A. Arcangeli (sister)
More information
Pvt Bruno Arcangeli worked in an auto parts shop before he enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 14 September 1943.His parachute didn't open.
Source of information: Sunday Independent - 25 November 1945, www.ancestry.com - Arcangeli Family Tree / 1930 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Applications, WWII, 1950 for Bruno Arcangeli by mother Lavinia Arcangeli, 17th Airborne Division Historical Report of Operation Varsity,
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/507/507_honor.html
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Hans Wijnands - Sunday Independent - 25 November 1945