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Personal info

Full name
RUSSO, Dominick Anthony
Date of birth
27 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
42130447
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 27

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Russo (father)
Catherine Russo (mother)
Mary Russo (sister)
John Russo (brother)
Daniel Russo (brother)
Rocco Russo (brother)
Philip Russo (brother)
Joseph A. Russo Jr. (brother)
Rose Russo (sister)
Dorothy (Mecca) Russo (wife)
Catherine Russo (daughter)

More information

Pvt Dominick A. Russo enlisted at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 5 April 1944.
He attended high school for 2 years and was a checker before he enlisted.
Pvt Dominick A. Russo was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block G, Row 6, Grave 147.

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 / 1920/1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com