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CARACCIO, Frank Jr - Date of
birth
30 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Clarkdale, Appanoose County, Iowa -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36551830 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
411th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
Saulcy-sur-Meurthe, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fransesco Caraccio (father)
Lucia (Genovese) Caraccio (mother)
Fillippo Caraccio (brother)
James Caraccio (brother)
Diamond Caraccio (sister)
Mary V. Caraccio (sister)
Joseph Caraccio (brother)
Irene Caraccio (sister)
Tony Caraccio (brother)
Helen N. Caraccio (sister)
Sandy A. Caraccio (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Frank Caraccio entered the military service in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: When some of his comrades were pinned down by enemy fire S/Sgt Frank Caraccio went to their rescue. Disregarding his own safety, he set up a machine gun and started to blast the enemy positions endancering men of his platoon. However a hitherto undisclosed enemy machine gun opened fire and fatally wounded him.
This action occurred in France on 22 November 22 1944.
The award was accepted during a memorial service at the St. Mary’s Chatholic Church by the his father and his sister Helen.
He is remembered on a monument in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, LaMantia / Sanfillippo Family Tree, JamieCoj, Headstone and Interment Records, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/411th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for November 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-411-a-by-name.pdf,
Photo source:www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, www.ancestry.com - JamieCoj