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Personal info

Full name
ASARO, Tony
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Brooklawn, Camden County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32484218
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Northeim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 32 50

Immediate family

Members
Jennie (Tierno) Asaro (wife)
Arlene Asaro (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt Tony Asaro enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 12 December 1942.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Post New Jersey 18 January 1945 / The Daily Journal New Jersey 29 December 1945, https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Post New Jersey 18 January 1945