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Personal info

Full name
FIATO, Vincent James
Date of birth
28 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13099547
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
Near Veghel, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 4 27

Immediate family

Members
Charles Costa (stepfather)
Josephine Fiato (mother)
Conchetta Fiato (sister)
Carmen P. Fiato (sister)
Stella Fiato (sister)
Nicholas J. Costa (half-brother)
Mickolina Costa (half-sister)
Eleanor Costa (half-sister)

More information

Pvt Vincent J. Fiato enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 13 August 1942.
He was initially buried at Son Cemetery near Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Applications File / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.go2war2.nl,
http://www.specialforcesroh.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet