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Personal info

Full name
METALLO, Louis Victor
Date of birth
29 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Housatonic, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31212792
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 6 25

Immediate family

Members
Charles Metallo (father)
Angelina Metallo (mother)
John Metallo (brother)
Catherine Metallo (sister)
Antoinette Metallo (sister)
Ann Metallo (sister)

More information

Louis Metallo graduated from Searles High School.

He enlisted on 29 October 1942 in Springfield, Massachusetts and trained at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

He was reported seriously sick on 14 July 1944 and after recovering he returned to duty on 14 August 1944.

In September 1944 he was reported wounded in action and spent several weeks in a hospital. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.

Note: In several Morning Reports he is mentioned holding the rank of Sergeant and being a squad leader.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial.com, Archives.gov, Ancestry.com, The Berkshire Evening Eagle February 1945, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/31212792

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Berkshire Evening Eagle February 1945