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Personal info

Full name
GUIDO, Carmelo B
Date of birth
10 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Sicily
Hometown
Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York

Military service

Service number
32030036
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
Near Merode, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Guiseppe Guido (father)
Carmella (Paterniti) Guido (mother)
Sebastian Guido (brother)
Anthoney Guido (brother)
Joseph Guido (brother)
Mary Guido (sister)

More information

Pvt Carmelo B. Guido enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 17 January 1941.

He attended Jamestown High School in Jamestown, New York, where he was the manager for the basketball team in 1937.

He was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple heart with Oak Leaf Cluster for Services on 10 June 1944 when he served during the invasion at Utah Beach.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / New York Passenger Lists / Family Tree, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Jamestown High School Yearbook 1936, Jamestown Post Journal - 1 September 1945