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RETONE, Anthony Jr - Date of
birth
16 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hillsville, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Hillsville, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33434875 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Breinigerburg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony Retone Sr. (father)
Angeline (Micco) Retone (mother)
Rose Retone (sister)
John Retone (brother)
Margaret Retone (sister)
Luna Retone (sister)
Christina Retone (sister)
More information
Pvt Anthony Retone Jr. enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 13 March 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Aplication File / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Fred / Joel Frampton Gilfert