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DE NIO, Oliver Gilbert Jr - Date of
birth
28 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32028827 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 October 1944 - Place of
death
Jallaucourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 24 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Oliver G. De Nio (father)
Clara M. (Beedy) De Nio (mother)
Charles T. De Nio (brother)
Mabel T. De Nio (sister)
Isabelle De Nio (sister)
Paul De Nio (brother)
Edith De Nio (sister)
Alice P. (DeRose) De Nio (wife)
More information
Pvt Oliver G. De Nio Jr. attended high school for four years and was a driver before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 22 August 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Arkansas County Marriages Index / Kukulka Huston tree, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - I. Kukulka