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Personal info

Full name
CANIGLIA, Anthony Joseph
Date of birth
22 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32925544
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Near Hannover, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 17 30

Immediate family

Members
John Caniglia (father)
Josephine (Dianella) Caniglia (mother)
Mary Caniglia (sister)

More information

Pfc Anthony J. Caniglia enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 1 June 1943. Both his parents were born in Italy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Trish Coate