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Personal info

Full name
CALIGURI, Anthony Carmen "Tony"
Date of birth
7 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35665632
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Winden-Kreuzau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 12 25

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Caliguri (father)
Theresa (Trombetta) Caliguri (mother)
Joseph Caliguri (brother)
James Caliguri (brother)
Rose Caliguri (sister)
Frank M. Caliguri (brother)
Carmen Caliguri (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Anthony C. Caliguri enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 14 October 1942.

He was severely wounded on 6 July 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. On 6 December 1944 he was reported sick and after recovering, rejoined his unit on 22 December 1944.

S/Sgt Anthony Caliguri and his brother, T/Sgt Frank M. Caliguri were in the hospital in England recovering from wounds suffered a week apart when serving with the same infantry company in France. Neither of the two brothers knew the other was wounded until informed by a member of the family.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsh, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Cincinatti Post - 12 August 1944 - Lori Samuelson, NBCT Emeritus & Genealogist