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Personal info

Full name
AMELIO, Forest Vincent
Date of birth
11 November 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Peninsula, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35593421
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 45 30

Immediate family

Members
Carmino Amelio (father)
Mary L. (Christian) Amelio (mother)
Joseph L. Amelio (brother)
Dominic Amelio (brother)
Rose M. Amelio (sister)
Jennie Amelio (sister)
Jean K. Amelio (sister)
Tina M. Amelio (sister)
Edith D. Amelio (sister)
Julia Amelio (sister)
Vincent C. Amelio (brother)

More information

Pfc Forest V. Amelio attended Bryan Elementary High School before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 1 December 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Fleming Family Tree, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - David Schember / Thomas Welsch, Akron Beacon Journal - 27 December 1944