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Personal info

Full name
DANELA, Anthony A
Date of birth
1910
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
6705153
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 11 44

Immediate family

Members
Philip Danela (brother)

More information

Pvt Anthony A. Danela enlisted in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland on 24 September 1941.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet