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Personal info

Full name
DONVITO, Nicholas William
Date of birth
7 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York
Hometown
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York

Military service

Service number
32135980
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 6 19

Immediate family

Members
Vito Antonio Donvito (father)
Laura (Bianco) Donvito (mother)
Joseph Donvito (brother)
Thomas L. Donvito (brother)
Margaret Donvito (sister)
Edmund V. Donvito (brother)
Bernadine Rita Donvito (wife)
Kathleen A Donvito (daughter)

More information

Sgt Nicolas W. Donvito was a newsboy before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 17 July 1941.

He had seen action in North Africa and Sicily, where he was wounded and evacuated to England. When fighting in France, he was again returned to England, suffering from a malaria attack. After recovering he rejoined his unit and was killed three months later.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Harry W. Franssen