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Personal info

Full name
ORSI, Frank Joseph
Date of birth
10 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32301776
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 76

Immediate family

Members
Frank Orsi (father)
Barbara Orsi (mother)
Mary Orsi (sister)
Nellie Orsi (sister)
Grace Orsi (sister)
John Orsi (brother)
Patsie Orsi (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Frank J. Orsi enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 12 May 1942 and was sent overseas in December 1943.

He participated in the invasion of Normandy and was hospitalized for two weeks shortly after for shrapnel wounds.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Central New Jersey Home News

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Central New Jersey Home News