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Personal info

Full name
CALO, Richard A
Date of birth
1 November 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Arlington, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32762033
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 July 1944
Place of death
Beau-Coudray, east of Le Calvaire, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 35 11

Immediate family

Members
Amilcare Calo (father)
Giconda Calo (mother)
Oswald P. Calo (brother)

More information

Richard Calo attended North Arlington High School.

He was killed by artillery fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Blosville, France on 16 July 1944.

At the request of his family, he is buried next to his brother Oswald.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, IDPF

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.e-yearbook.com - North Arlington High School Yearbook 1946