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Personal info

Full name
DE TILLIO, Joseph Carmen
Date of birth
15 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio
Hometown
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35930982
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
Troisvierges, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 34

Immediate family

Members
Peter De Tillio (father)
Lena De Tillio (mother)
George De Tillio (brother)
Frank De Tillio (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph C. De Tillio enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 5 August 1945.

Hie died in the 59th Field Hospital of penetration wounds in his legs and chest.

Pfc De Tillio was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium on 16 February 1945. He was given his final resting place at Henri-Chapelle on 10 November 1948.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet