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Personal info

Full name
SANTOMENNO, Joseph A
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31263046
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Near Fremifontaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 5 26

Immediate family

Members
Frank N. Santomenno (father)
Anna Santomenno (mother)
Anna Santomenno (sister)
Eleanor Santomenno (sister)
Francis Santomenno (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph A. Santomenno enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 28 April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy