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DELUCA, Victor J - Date of
birth
13 November 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36177147 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Eindhoven, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joe Deluca (father)
Mary Deluca (mother)
Tomy Deluca (brother)
Margaret Deluca (sister)
Emma Deluca (sister)
Elizabeth Deluca (sister)
Joe Deluca (brother)
More information
Pvt Victor J. Deluca was employed by the Ford Automobile Company. He enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 24 March 1942.He was sent overseas in June 1944 and was transferred from the 19th Replacement Depot to the Service Company of the 506th PIR on 17 June 1944. He joined I Company on 26 July 1944.
The day after he died, DeLuca’s body was wrapped in a parachute and buried in a temporary grave at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Son, The Netherlands.
His mother Mary received a notification of his death in early October. She elected to leave Victor's body in The Netherlands, where he could rest with his fellow paratroopers.
On 13 December 1948 Pvt Deluca was given his final resting place.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Karen Babicz, Marcel van Aalzum, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Karen Babicz, Marcel van Aalzum