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Personal info

Full name
PETRO, John J
Date of birth
24 August 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33884391
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Malempré, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 29

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Petro (father)
Anna Petro (mother)
Joe Petro (brother)
Margaret Petro (sister)
Helen Petro (sister)
Helen (Rutchko) Petro (wife)
Gerald Petro (son)

More information

John J. Pietro operated a wholesale business in Naticoke.

He enlisted in April 1944 and trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Camp Maxey, Texas. He was sent overseas on 12 December 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.83rdinfdivdocs.org - Erwin Derhaag, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barres Evening News

Photo source: Wilfried de Backer / 83rdinfdivdocs.org