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GAGLIARDO, Samuel Paul - Date of
birth
20 May 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Rye, Westchester County, New York -
Hometown
Rye, Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42068441 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Windmühle 1
Baesweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 19 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Gagliardo (father)
Grace (Roberta) Gagliardo (mother)
Leonard P. Gagliardo (brother)
Jennie Gagliardo (sister)
Catherine Gagliardo (sister)
Frank P. Gagliardo (brother)
Anthony Gagliardo (brother)
Daniel Gagliardo (brother)
Alice A. Gagliardo (sister)
Elaine Gagliardo (sister)
Angelina (Barbera) Gagliardo (wife)
Frank Gagliardo (son)
More information
Sgt Samuel P. Gagliardo attended Rye High School and was employed by the Life Savers Corp before being inducted into service.His parents immigrated from Italy.
He enlisted in New York City, New York on 21 January 1944.
He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 1 September 1944.
The aim was to break through the German defenses at the windmill on the outskirts west of Siersdorf. Due to firefights and mortar shells coming from the direction of the windmill, I Company got stuck in the field and dozens of GI's of this company were killed between 12:00 and 15:00. At 15:00 I Company was relieved by L Company and the decimated I Company was able to withdraw towards Baesweiler.
Sgt Gagliardo was killed during this action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, https://www.ryevets.org/samuel-p-gagliardo-us-army-ww2-p/kia-7.htm