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CLEMENTE, Felix Rocco - Date of
birth
5 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York -
Hometown
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32948308 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division,
2nd Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 October 1944 - Place of
death
The woods east of Rimburg, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael Clemente (father)
Jennie (Zirpolo) Clemente (mother)
Rocco S. Clemente (brother)
Philomena Clemente (sister)
Mary Clemente (sister)
Nicholas Clemente (brother)
More information
Pvt Felix R. Clemente was killed by a gun shot wound in the chest.He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 12 October 1944. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place at Ardennes on 28 April 1950.
Pvt Felix R. Clemente is remembered with a memorial marker at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com -
Clemente Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Alysia, www.oldhickory30th.com, IDPF, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com