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Personal info

Full name
RINELLA, Ross J
Date of birth
16 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35605379
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
Near Clerval, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 23 59

Immediate family

Members
Sam Rinella (father)
Stella (Calderone) Rinella (mother)
Joseph Rinella (brother)
James Rinella (brother)
Rosy Rinella (sister)
Sam Rinella Jr. (brother)
Annie Rinella (sister)
Anthony J. Rinella (brother)
Concetta Rinella (sister)
Mary P. Rinella (wife)

More information

Pfc Ross J. Rinella attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 15 March 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Haught Family Tree / Ohio Birth Index / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal Ohio 13 October 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal Ohio 13 October 1944