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Personal info

Full name
MALVESTUTO, Robert Albert
Date of birth
19 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Dade County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34547984
Rank
Private
Function
Field Lineman
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division,
Communications Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Eilendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 10 7

Immediate family

Members
Frank P. Malvestuto (father)
Rose A. Malvestuto (mother)
George Malvestuto (brother)
Alba Malvestuto (sister)
William Malvestuto (brother)
Julius Malvestuto (brother)
Frankie Malvestuto (brother)
Annie Malvestuto (sister)

More information

Pvt Robert A. Malvestuto attended Ponce de Leon High School.

He enlisted in Camp Blanding, Florida on 10 March 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1943.

He was severely wounded in action on 19 August 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

His parents both emigrated from Italy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Mrs. Lisa Riddell Vaught via Iris Janssen, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/34547984, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks / Headstone and Interment Record / Florida State Census 1935, WWII Draft Cards / 1935 Florida State Census / 1910 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Miami Herald 25 Januari 1945