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Personal info

Full name
GRECO, Vincent J
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32194619
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 9 26

Immediate family

Members
Tony Greco (father)
Mary Greco (mother)
Mary Greco (sister)
Rosie Greco (sister)
Tessie Greco (sister)

More information

Vincent Greco enlisted on 19 January 1942 at Camp Upton, New York.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment / 1930 Census, www.bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 2 April 1945

Photo source: FOHF