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Personal info

Full name
SEDITA, Frank Thomas
Date of birth
29 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Garfield, Bergen County, New Jersey
Hometown
Moonachie, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
20222553
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
Kerkrade, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 13 27

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Sedita (father)
Katherine Sedita (mother)
Bessie Sedita (sister)
Joseph Sedita (brother)
Nicolina Sedita (sister)
Marie Sedita (sister)
Marie Sedita (wife)
Thomas Sedita (son)

More information

Pfc Frank T. Sedita was employed by the Forstmann Woolen Company in Garfield.

He joined the National Guard in Newark, New Jersey on 6 August 1943. He trained at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi and was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Herald News 28 October 1944