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CAPORALE, Ernest Frederick - Date of
birth
13 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hammonton, Atlantic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hammonton, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32752963 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Büdesheim/Eifel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 32 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John B. Caporale (father)
Esther W. Caporale (mother)
More information
According to German records, T/4 Caporale died in Feldlazarett 257 of gunshot wounds in the stomach and hip. This German field hospital was stationed in the schoolhouse of Büdesheim/Eifel, Germany at that time and he was initially buried at the local cemetery.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://106thinfdivassn.org, WWII Draft Card, IDPF of William H. Craig
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Eric Theodore Baker