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Personal info

Full name
ROMANO, James
Date of birth
17 September 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42019689
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Gey, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 5 3

Immediate family

Members
Cono Romano (father)
Theresa Romano (mother)
Jacob Romano (brother)
Frank Romano (brother)
Anthony Romano (brother)
Antonette Romano (sister)
Lena Romano (sister)
Mary F. Romano (sister)
Leona Romano (sister)

More information

Pvt Romano joined his unit from the 86th Replacement Battalion on 18 July 1944. He was promoted to Private First Class on 1 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet