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AGRESTA, Frank F - Date of
birth
2 July 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42013599 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
747th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Aachen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank A. Agresta (father)
Marie A. Agresta (mother)
Charles V. Agresta (brother)
Anthony Agresta Jr (brother)
Helen Agresta (sister)
Minnie Agresta (sister)
Lena Agresta (sister)
Sadie Agresta (sister)
Emma Agresta (sister)
Joseph J. Agresta (brother)
Natalina Agresta (sister)
More information
Frank Agresta was a mechanic before he enlisted in Newark, New jersey on 9 September 1943.During a rest period, two soldiers, Frank Agresta and John "Johnny" Pritchett, stayed at Mrs. Margaret and Mr. Arnold van de Berg's house. Later both were killed and were buried at Margraten. Together with their daughter, Tiny van de Berg, they adopted both graves. On the bottom photo, Mrs van de Berg and her daughter pose at Frank Agresta's temporary grave.
The granddaughter, Mrs. Marga van Krevel recalls that her grandmother and mother mourned the deaths of both soldiers all their lives and did not really like to talk about it because it made them sad again and again.
Frank Agresta later also got his final resting place at Margraten, John Pritchett's family chose to bury him at home. He now rests in the Elwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Janice Monk, Nicole Sproncken, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, IDPF
Photo source: FOHF, Family collection, Genealogical and Historical Society - courtesy of Mrs. Doreen Bloomer, President, Marga van Krevel