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Personal info

Full name
SHELFO, Carmelo John
Date of birth
30 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38651815
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 34

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Shelfo (father)
Lucille (Petrie) Shelfo (mother)
Mary Shelfo (sister)
Sarah L. Shelfo (sister)
Rose Marie Shelfo (sister)
Doris (Paul) Shelfo (wife)

More information

Pvt Carmelo J. Shelfo was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana on 9 March 1944.

He had been overseas for approximately four weeks.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Town Talk

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Katey Cannington Mishler, www.newspapers.com - The Town Talk