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Personal info

Full name
MANNO, Joseph Anthony
Date of birth
15 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
42177461
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stadtkyll-Junkerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 12 7

Immediate family

Members
Bernardo Manno (father)
Emily (Lorelli) Manno (mother)
Marie Manno (sister)
Gloria Manno (sister)
Anthony Manno (brother)
Ann C. (Moclair) Manno (wife)
Joseph Manno (son)
Joanne Manno (daughter)

More information

Pfc Joseph A. Manno was a clerk in The Daily News publication department.

He enlisted in New York on 8 August 1944. He was sent overseas in December 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Daily News - 11 June 1945