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AIELLO, Michel "Michael" - Date of
birth
10 July 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Missouri -
Hometown
Sangamon County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16055052 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
1 October 1945 - Place of
death
Kiekberg woods, Groesbeek, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten -
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Jasper Aiello (father)
Grace (Randazzo) Aiello (mother)
Joseph Aiello (brother)
Dominic Aiello (brother)
Anthony Aiello (brother)
Philip Aiello (brother)
Jasper Aiello (brother)
Salvatore Aiello (brother)
Frank Aiello (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Michael Aiello volunteered for the U.S. Army in Peoria, Illinois on 24 March 1942. He was a miner before he joined the army.In May 2016, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency exhumed the remains of an Unknown Soldier buried in Plot A Row 40 Grave 45 at Ardennes American Cemetery with the belief that an identification could be made. Research and analysis were used to positively identify the remains as belonging to S/Sgt Michael Aiello, who was listed Missing in Action since 30 September 1944.
He was given his final resting place at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois on 28 October 2017.
Note about the date of death: S/Sgt Aiello was officially declared death one year and one day after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Rose