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TRUSCELLO, Sam Vincenzo - Date of
birth
23 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33149554 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Vincenzo Truscello (father)
Angeline (Burnetto) Truscello (mother)
John J. Truscello (brother)
More information
Pvt Sam V. Truscello enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 10 february 1942.He attended high school for 4 years and was a structural-and ornamental-metal worker before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet