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Personal info

Full name
CONSIGLIO, Joseph Anthony
Date of birth
7 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31249526
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Malmedy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Antonio Consiglio (father)
Giuseppina Consiglio (mother)
Guido Consiglio (brother)
Andrew Consiglio (brother)
Mary Consiglio (sister)
James Consiglio (brother)
Charles Consiglio (brother)
Michael Consiglio (brother)
Amelia (Morro) Consiglio (wife)

More information

Pfc Joseph A. Consiglio worked as a grinder.

He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 12 November 1942.

On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmédy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com -
Pearce Family Tree / 1920/1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: FOHF