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CERAVOLO, Santo - Date of
birth
2 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York -
Hometown
Wayne County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42023357 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
747th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Schleiden, Obermerz, Ruhr, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Ceravolo (father)
Maria M. Ceravolo (mother)
Frank Ceravolo (brother)
James Ceravolo (brother)
Mary F. Ceravolo (sister)
Rocco Ceravolo (brother)
Anthony Ceravolo (brother)
Joseph Ceravolo (brother)
More information
Cpl Santo Ceravolo attended Newark High School.He enlisted in Rochester, New York, on 14 August 1943 and was sent overseas in May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Laura Phillips, Erwin Derhaag, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 747th Tank Battalion, Newark, N.Y. December 14, 1944 / August 16, 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Newark, N.Y. December 14, 1944