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Personal info

Full name
DI MAIO, Frederick B
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Religion
Catholic

Military service

Service number
34545247
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 78

Immediate family

Members
John P. Di Maio (father)
Barbara Di Maio (mother)
Julius Di Maio (brother)
Arthur M. Di Maio (brother)
Dora Di Maio (sister)
Michell Di Maio (sister)
Rex Di Maio (brother)
Gloria Di Maio (sister)
Victor Di Maio (brother)
Mary L. Di Maio (sister)

More information

Pfc Frederick B. Di Maio graduated from Jesuit High School and was employed at McCloskey and company shipyards.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 22 February 1942 and was sent overseas in July 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. James France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune