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Personal info

Full name
GIACOMO, Joseph Samuel
Date of birth
12 February 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
Haileyville, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35388660
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 21 16

Immediate family

Members
Peter Giacomo (father)
Mary Giacomo (mother)
Paul Giacomo (brother)
Steve Giacomo (brother)
John Giacomo (brother)
Joe Giacomo (brother)
Lucy Giacomo (sister)
Carrie Giacomo (sister)

More information

Sgt Giacomo graduated from Garfield High School and worked for the B.F. Goodrich Co. and was a baseball player.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Ralph Peeters, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/l378gb.htm - Gillespie Anthony, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal