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Personal info

Full name
ORTONA, Dominick
Date of birth
10 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31286357
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 38 8

Immediate family

Members
Phillip Ortona (father)
Rose Ortona (mother)
Alphonso C. Ortona (brother)
Catherine Ortona (sister)
Mary Ortona (sister)
Antonio Ortona (brother)
Luciano C. Ortona (brother)
Margaret Ortona (sister)
Quido Ortona (brother)
Stella Ortona (sister)

More information

Pfc Dominick Ortona was a member of the Fire-Fighting Unit at Local Plant. On the photo he poses in his fire-fighting outfit.

He enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 4 March 1943.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com - National Archives, ABMC Cemeteries, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. City Directories / Reilly Family Tree / Kelley Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, Springfield Daily News - 27 May 1942