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FERRARA, Peter Joseph - Date of
birth
8 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Richmond County, New York -
Hometown
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32199706 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Biagio Ferrara (father)
Elizabeth (Lasillo) Ferrara (mother)
Charles Ferrara (brother)
Marie Ferrara (sister)
Anthony Ferrara (brother)
Sophie Ferrara (sister)
Benny Ferrara (brother)
Elvira Ferrara (sister)
Helen Ferrara (sister)
Emma Ferrara (sister)
More information
T/5 Peter J. Ferrara attended high school for two years and was an errand boy.He enlisted at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 7 February 1942.
T/5 Peter J. Ferrara was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
On the picture he poses with his sister Elvira.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Sommo Family Tree / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.90thdivisionassoc.org/afteractionreports/PDF/Jan-45.pdf
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate