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PETRUZZIELLO, Mario - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6872116 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Colmar, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carmine Petruziello (father)
Angelina (Festa) Petruziello (mother)
William Petruziello (brother)
Americo Petruzziello (brother)
Arthur Petruziello (brother)
Josephine Petruziello (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Mario Petruzziello joined the Regular Army on 15 March 1939.He was wounded in action during the African Campaign for which he was awarded the Purple Heart a first time.
During this campaign, he was also taken prisoner by the Germans for a week. He was held on a ship in the Harbor of Tunis and was about to be sent to Italy when he was liberated by British forces.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on the day he was killed.
His brother, Pfc Arthur Petruzziello was killed in November 1944. He is buried at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial of Margraten. His name was misspelled as Petruzzello.
Both his parents were born in Italy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record, http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=95233
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Jersey Journal 23 June 1943