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TERNETTI, Albert J - Date of
birth
11 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois -
Hometown
Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36752344 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicnity of Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Ternetti (father)
Helen (Sobin) Ternetti (mother)
Julia Ternetti (sister)
Mary Ternetti (sister)
More information
Pfc Albert J. Ternetti graduated from St. Bede College with the class of 1943 where he excelled in sports. He was selected for the A.S.T.P. program for which he was sent to Washington and Jefferson University. When the program was disbanded, he was transferred tot the infantry.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/ -
Fortune favored the brave: A history of the 334th Infantry, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census / Headstone and Interment Record, Bureau County Genealogical Society - Esther Tracy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Meridian High School High School Yearbook of Albert Ternetti, Washington and Jefferson College Yearbook 1945