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Personal info

Full name
NARDELLA, Ralph Angelo
Date of birth
31 July 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Bloom, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36732678
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
Near Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 12 3

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Nardella (father)
Celestina (Pulcini) Nardella (mother)
Angelo Nardella (brother)
Joy R. (Hills) Nardella (wife)
Allan B. Nardella (son)

More information

Pfc Ralph A. Nardella was employed at the Kimball Glass Company.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Nardella Family Tree / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy