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Personal info

Full name
CANNONE, Charles L
Date of birth
2 January 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
42129641
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Donnerberg-Hastenrath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 16 22

Immediate family

Members
Leonardo Cannone (father)
Rosa (Cocuzza) Cannone (mother)
Sam L. Cannone (brother)
Joseph Cannone (brother)
Dominic Cannone (brother)
Renie (Frusci) Cannone (wife)
Charlotte Cannone (daughter)

More information

Pvt Charles L. Cannone worked in a textile factory before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 4 April 1944.

He was married to Renie Frusci on 15 February 1941.

He was killed by small arms fire to his stomach.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / New York Marriage Licenses / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate