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Personal info

Full name
METTA, Frank Richard
Date of birth
1 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31237497
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 34

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas Metta (father)
Marie T. Metta (mother)
Michael Metta (brother)
Marie A. Metta (sister)
William E. Metta (brother)
Jennie Metta (sister)
Lucy Metta (sister)
Helen Metta (sister)
Josephine Metta (sister)
Sabino Metta (brother)
Fontaine Metta (sister)

More information

Frank R. Metta enlisted on 1 Dec 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was killed during the Battle of the Bulge.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov. www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Bethany Dupree