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Personal info

Full name
RESSANI, Mario L
Date of birth
26 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
San Martino, Valmozzolh, Italy
Hometown
Schenley, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
6947877
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 6 3

Immediate family

Members
Louis L. Ressani (father)
Pearl (Revi) Ressani (mother)
Joseph L. Ressani (brother)
John L. Ressani (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Mario L. Ressani joined the Regular Army at Camp Sutton, Monroe, North Carolina on 18 April 1939.


Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: Tom Verheijden