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Personal info

Full name
GRASSO, Salvatore J
Date of birth
1 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32356054
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 9 39

Immediate family

Members
Michael Grasso (father)
Winifred Grasso (mother)
John Grasso (brother)
Jeanette Grasso (sister)
Gloria Grasso (sister)

More information

T/4 Salvatore J. Grasso enlisted at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York on 18 June 1942.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet