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RICOTTA, Charles Patsy - Date of
birth
27 October 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York -
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42090656 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
Between Udenbreth, Germany and Vielsalm, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Ricotta (father)
Samuel J. Ricotta (brother)
Anthony Ricotta (brother)
Mae Ricotta (sister)
Irene Ricotta (sister)
Josephine R. (Bato) Ricotta (wife)
More information
Pvt Charles P. Ricotta enlisted in Rochester, New York on 10 December 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944.Pvt Ricotta was wounded in action twice, the first time in the Netherlands in September 1944 and a second time in Belgium in December 1944.
He was sitting in the back of a truck when somehow a wrecked friendly tank, towed by a recovery vehicle incidentally turned the turret, hitting the men, sitting in the back of the truck. Four other men were also killed during this incident, Michael F. Matysak, Howard W. Morrison, Wilbur T. Fields, Sidney W. Samuels.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle