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Personal info

Full name
BRAGALONE, Frank G
Date of birth
22 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33501298
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
Nancy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 7 77

Immediate family

Members
Biagio Bragalone (father)
Mary (Tracia) Bragalone (mother)
Geno A. Bragalone (brother)
Mafalda Bragalone (sister)
Flory P. Bragalone (brother)
Carmella Bragalone (sister)
Eugene Bragalone (brother)

More information

Pfc Frank G. Bragalone attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Marrisburg, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / Jessica Jay Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Miranda / MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers.com - Williamsport Sun Gazette 4 October 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Williamsport