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ZINGALE, Louis T - Date of
birth
11 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35289890 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 13 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank P. Zingale (father)
Cencetta (Gaete) Zingale (mother)
Anthony J. Zingale (brother)
Grace F. Zingale (sister)
Carl F. Zingale (brother)
More information
Pvt Louis T. Zingale attended John Adams High School and worked as a plumber apprentice.He enlisted at Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio on 25 March 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1943.
The picture shows Pvt Zingale in a group with his comrades, returning in a boat to England after ending their action in Normandy.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, Ohio - Birth Index / Ancestry, Enlistment Record / Ancestry, ABMC / WWII Memorial, National Archives / WWII Memorial, CWGC - ABMC / Find A Grave, marketgarden.com, ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Janice Gerda, Newspaper article