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RIZZO, Rosario P - Date of
birth
12 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York -
Hometown
Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12098345 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Giovanni Rizzo (father)
Rosalia Rizzo (mother)
Angelina Rizzo (sister)
More information
Pvt Rosario P. Rizzo attended Benjamin Franklin High School.He enlisted in Rochester, New York on 15 July 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1943.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.ancestry.com,
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/506/506_honor_pr.html
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ww2-airborne.us, Democrat and Chronicle 21 November 1945