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CARITO, Matthew Anthony - Date of
birth
1 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Catona, Reggio Calabria, Italy -
Hometown
Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33459519 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Tendon, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Santa Carito (mother)
Joseph Carito (brother)
Patrick J. Carito (brother)
Antoinette Carito (sister)
More information
Matthew Carito attended operated a shoe repair shop with his brother in their hometown,He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 1 January 1943 and received basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, where his brother Patrick, by coincidence, later would be assigned to the same bunk.
He was sent overseas in June 1944.
Pvt Carito was killed by small arms fire in the back of his head.
Pvt Carito was initialy buried at the Temporary American Miliatary Cemetery of St. Juan, France. At the request of his family he was given his final resting place at Henri-Chapelle on 10 August 1948 next to his brother Patrick.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / SueMac, The Times Tribune 27 October 1944