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Personal info

Full name
RODOLA, Joseph Jr
Date of birth
4 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
32845736
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 4 32

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Rodola (father)
Phyllis (Spezio) Rodola (mother)
Augustine Rodola (brother)
Edward Rodola (brother)
Alma Rodola (sister)
Christina Rodola (sister)
Lena Rodola (sister)
Gloria Rodola (sister)

More information

Pvt Joseph Rodola Jr. enlisted in Rochester, New York on 28 April 1943. A graduate of Edison Tech. he was inducted in the summer and sent overseas four months later with a Medical Corps unit.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle