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CAPPELLETTI, Erminio Sylvester - Date of
birth
8 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33501690 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Waldhambach, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 80 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emanuele Cappelletti (father)
Serafina V. (Corradini) Cappelletti (mother)
Gemma Cappelletti (sister)
Benjamin Cappelletti (brother)
More information
Pfc Erminio Cappelletti enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 20 February 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Bruce Weirauch