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Personal info

Full name
ZACCARIA, James Anthony Jr
Date of birth
17 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Oakville, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31411158
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Quellendorf-Lingenau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 10 23

Immediate family

Members
Giacomo Zaccaria (father)
Clelia (Giurnelli) Zaccaria (mother)
Maria C. Zaccaria (sister)
Yolanda M. Zaccaria (sister)
Edmondo A. Zaccaria (brother)
Alberto Zaccaria (brother)

More information

Pvt James A. Zaccaria Jr. worked as a machinist apprentice before he enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 31 January 1944.

His parents were both born in Italy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Naturalization Record of father / Family Trees, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, 3rd Armored Division "Spearhead" Unit History, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment "Ozark" Unit History, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Watertown Highschool Yearbook of 1941