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Personal info

Full name
ORLANDO, Anthony
Date of birth
23 December 1915
Age
28
Place of birth
White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Hometown
Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
32003153
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Near Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 7 6

Immediate family

Members
Antonio Orlando (father)
Frances Orlando (mother)
John Orlando (brother)
Paul Orlando (brother)
Antonetta Orlando (sister)
Mary Orlando (sister)
Rose Orlando (sister)
Stella Orlando (sister)
Eleanor Orlando (sister)

More information

Pfc Anthony Orlando enlisted in New York City, New York on 24 January 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1925 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Frederic Blais, www.newspapers.com - Daily News 24 February 1945