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Personal info

Full name
DELCONTE, Frank Joseph
Date of birth
19 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33601624
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Near Sainte-Hélène, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 20 69

Immediate family

Members
Michael Delconte (father)
Rachael Delconte (mother)
John Delconte (brother)

More information

Pvt Frank J. Delconte graduated from Pittston Township High School before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 22 March 1943. He trained at Camp Blanding, Florida and Little Rock, Arkansas.

He had been overseas for ten months and served in the North African and Italian campaigns before his unit was sent to France.

At the time of his death, his brother John served in the Air Corps with the rank of corporal.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – Wilkes Barre Times Leader Pennsylvania 8 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy