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SPIRDIGLIOZZI, Joseph - Date of
birth
20 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11087956 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
Grand Halleux, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph M. Spirdigliozzi (father)
Anne Spirdigliozzi (mother)
Theresa Spirdigliozzi (sister)
John Spirdigliozzi (brother)
Barbara Spirdigliozzi (sister)
More information
Sgt Joseph Spirdigliozzi enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 26 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment
Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#3, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Massachusetts U.S. Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Dedham High School 1939