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DI GRANDE, Orazio - Date of
birth
11 August 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32220886 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 20 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Catagero Di Grande (father)
Flangara Di Grande (mother)
Christina Di Grande (sister)
Anthony Di Grande (brother)
More information
Pfc Orazio Di Grande enlisted at Cp. Upton Yaphank, New York on 28 February 1942.He was reported severely wounded in action by small arms fire in the colon on 25 November 1944 and died of his wounds on 29 November.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Emmanuel Vincent