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Personal info

Full name
FERRACANO, Anthony M
Date of birth
21 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33303359
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 7 7

Immediate family

Members
Vincent Ferracano (father)
Vinzenza Ferracano (mother)
Frank Ferracano (brother)
Antoinette Ferracano (sister)

More information

Pvt Anthony M. Ferracano enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 12 September 1942.
Private Ferracano served overseas in the Quartermaster Gas Supply Division for one and one-half years, after which he was transferred to the Thirteenth Infantry.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Applications, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette