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Personal info

Full name
SANTILLO, Joseph John
Date of birth
14 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
Hometown
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42018855
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-Col du Haut Jacques, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 22 66

Immediate family

Members
Nichola Santillo (father)
Helen M. (Blackford) Santillo (mother)
Austin Newman (half-brother)
Mary Santillo (sister)
Jennie Santillo (sister)
Frank Santillo (brother)
Lillian Santillo (sister)
Louis Santillo (brother)
Rose T. (Triano) Santillo (wife)

More information

Pfc Joseph J. Santillo attended high school for four years and was employed by the Frank & Frank Service Station.

He enlisted in November 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy