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Personal info

Full name
ARGENTO, Arthur William
Date of birth
2 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
Hometown
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35404086
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dieffenbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 31 62

Immediate family

Members
Nora E. (Conklin) Argento (mother)
Carl W. Argento (brother)
Annabell M. Work (half-sister)
Rodean Y. (Fries) Argento (wife)
Roberta S. Argento (daughter)

More information

T/5 Arthur W. Argento was married to Rodean Yolanda Fries on 18 December 1943.

Before entering the service he was an interior decorator.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Web: Indiana, U.S. WWII Servicemen, 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis Star / The Indianapolis News 16 March 1945 / Lancaster Eagle-Gazette