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DE RAMO, Henry J - Date of
birth
16 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35609240 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
747th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph De Ramo (father)
Christina (Capone) De Ramo (mother)
Queerine De Ramo (brother)
Felix De Ramo (brother)
Josephine De Ramo (sister)
Nunzie De Ramo (brother)
Erma De Ramo (sister)
Lena De Ramo (sister)
More information
Pfc Henry J. De Ramo graduated from Rayen High School and worked for the Commercial Shearing & Stamping Co.He enlisted in Akron, Ohio, on 3 April 1943. He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Fort Hayes, Ohio.
He was wounded in Cherbourg, France, on 14 June 1944 and in Germany on 19 November 1944. For both wounds, he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
Source of Information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Young American Patriots, https://news.google.com - Youngstown Vindicator
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Cees van 't Wout