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CALCAGNO, Joseph A - Date of
birth
26 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York -
Hometown
Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32735234 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 17 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stefano C. Calcagno (father)
Igostina (Faraci) Calcagno (mother)
Ida Cacagno (sister)
Philip A. Calcagno (brother)
Josephine D. Calcagno (wife)
More information
Pfc Joseph A. Calcagno attended Vocational High School and was employed by the Rochester Cloth Company.He enlisted in Rochester, New York on 12 February 1943 and was sent overseas in August 1944.
He died of wounds, received on 7 April 1945.
Both his parents and his sister were born in Italy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, www.findagrave.com, Russ Pickett, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle