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Personal info

Full name
ABATI, Joseph V
Date of birth
8 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
20230435
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 October 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 4 13

Immediate family

Members
Samuel F. Abati (father)
Frances Abati (mother)
Thomas J. Abati (brother)
Marie Abati (sister)
Celestine Abati (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph V. Abati was a checker.

He joined the National Guard in Buffalo, New York on 16 September 1940.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New York WWII Enlisted Men Cards / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Joseph Abati (nephew)