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Personal info

Full name
SPADARO, Rocco Anthony
Date of birth
19 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
New York County, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32792529
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 3 6

Immediate family

Members
Pasquale Spadaro (father)
Anna Spadaro (mother)
Santa L. Spadaro (sister)
Dominick Spadaro (brother)
Conchetta Spadaro (sister)
Lucy Spadaro (sister)
Joseph Spadaro (brother)
Nani Spadaro (sister)

More information

Pfc Rocco A. Spadaro enlisted in New York City, New York on 4 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Cards, 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet