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Personal info

Full name
LOBELLO, Simon "SI"
Date of birth
16 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32967715
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 9

Immediate family

Members
Angelo S. Lobello (father)
Marie (Caltagerone) Lobello (mother)
Charles Lobello (brother)
Dorothy (Drazdik) Lobello (wife)

More information

Pfc Simon Lobello enlisted in New York City, New York on 10 June 1943.
He was a former L.I.U. basketball star. Lobello was set-shot ace of the 1939, 1940 and 1941 Blackbird teams.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Passenger and Crew List / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com – The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com – The Brooklyn Daily Eagle