Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
PARIS, Santo Joseph
Date of birth
16 February 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38497948
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
Near Forêt-de-Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 21 6

Immediate family

Members
John P. Paris (father)
Johanna (Dantoni) Paris (mother)
Katie Paris (sister)
Paul Paris (brother)
Michael Paris (brother)
Salvader Paris (brother)
John Paris (brother)
Frank Paris (brother)
Antonette Paris (sister)
Grace Paris (sister)

More information

Pfc Santo Paris was a machine maker before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Card Young Men / 1940 Census / Louisiana Birth Records, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy