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Personal info

Full name
BIELLO, Dominic Thomas
Date of birth
18 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33142523
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Lierneux, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 1 52

Immediate family

Members
Michele Biello (father)
Marianne (Marzella) Biello (mother)
Mary Biello (sister)
Clara B. Biello (sister)
Clara A. Biello (sister)
Salvatore J. Biello (brother)
Carmen A. Biello (brother)
Anthony J. Biello (brother)
Joseph D. Biello (brother)
Assunta Biello (sister)
Carmella Biello (sister)
James M. Biello (brother)
Giacomine Biello (sister)
George F. Biello (brother)
Rita Biello (sister)

More information

Pvt Dominic T. Biello enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 18 February 1942.

He participated in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns.

He was killed by shrapnel fragments to his head.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 22 February 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 30 January 1949.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Dominic T. Biello (nephew), WW2-Airborne.us, NARA, WW2memorial, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree, IDPF

Photo source: Tjarco Schuurman, WW2-Airborne.us, Peter Schouteten