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BRUGNOLI, John J "Cake Eater" - Date of
birth
11 September 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42063385 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Light Machine Gunner -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 23 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Giovanni Brugnoli (father)
Annunzita (Accerbis) Brungnoli (mother)
Ida Brugnoli (sister)
Laura Brugnoli (sister)
Josephine Brugnoli (sister)
More information
Pvt John J. Brugnoli enlisted in New York City, New York on 4 January 1944.He joined his unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on 27 August 1944.
One picture shows John J. Brugnoli with his brothers-in law before heading oversees. One other shows him with his parents, with two of his siters and a brother-in-law and one is a family picture with his mother, father, sisters, brother-in-laws, niece and nephews.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Lisa Young Resnick, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
Photo source: Jac Engels, Lisa Young Resnick