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Personal info

Full name
TITO, Frank Anthony
Date of birth
28 July 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33140403
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
7 October 1945
Place of death
Fremifontaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Pasgual Tito (father)
Theresa Tito (mother)
Joseph Tito (brother)
Rocco Tito (brother)
Mary Tito (sister)
Concella Tito (sister)
Daniel Tito (brother)
Ann Tito (sister)
Mildred Tito (sister)
Anthony Tito (brother)
Carmen Tito (brother)

More information

Pvt Frank A. Tito graduated from Hazelton High School in 1935 and was a driver before he enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 12 February 1942.

He was officially declared death one year and one day after he went missing and was presumed death. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Fremifontaine, France. His remains were never recovered.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Have Paws will travel, Hazelton High School 1935