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Personal info

Full name
DE LUIGI, Vito Thomas
Date of birth
3 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31279459
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Buchet, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 5 50

Immediate family

Members
Augustino De Luigi (father)
Angelina De Luigi (mother)
Henry De Luigi (brother)
Mary De Luigi (sister)
Long De Luigi (brother)
Frank De Luigi (brother)
Teresa De Luigi (sister)

More information

Pfc Vito T. De Luigi was a toolmaker.

He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 12 January 1943.

Pfc Vito T. De Luigi suffered a gunshot wound in the forehead.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 11 December 1944 and was given his final resting place on 2 May 1949.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Carl Wouters, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet