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MANGINO, Anthony H - Date of
birth
21 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33800017 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Rue de l'Isbelle
Erezée, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 15 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Angelo Mangino (father)
Angelina Mangino (mother)
Marie Mangino (sister)
Dominick Mangino (brother)
Joseph Mangino (brother)
Franklin Mangino (brother)
More information
Pfc Mangino was part of a tank crew. The Sherman tank, commanded by Lt George C. Connealy, had been inching its way down the road when it skidded on the hard-packed ice and snow off the edge of the winding road. Upon doing so, it struck a daisy chain of mines that detonated simultaneously blowing the tank turret clear across the road, killing the entire crew and the GI's of the 84th Infantry Division who had been hitch-hiking on the tank. This tragedy is remembered with a monument at the place of the incident.Pfc Anthony H. Mangino was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
In the photo Anthony is on the right with his brother Dominick.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S., Social Security Death Index / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/html/stories/ifgatzke.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Erwin Verholen, www.ancestry.com