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DI PIETRO, Augustine Anthony - Date of
birth
18 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20101671 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Insviller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 16 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dionisio Di Pietro (father)
Assunta Di Pietro (mother)
Victoria F. Di Pietro (sister)
Alfredo F. Di Pietro (brother)
Josephine A. Di Pietro (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Augustine A. Di Pietro attended high school for three years and was a fireman when he joined the National Guard in Norwood, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941.He was killed when he stepped on a land mine, trying to lead his platoon through a mine field.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is also remembered at the Saint Michael Cemetery in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetss.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jamulowicz Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - John Talieri, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - John Talieri, www.ancestry.com - Backdoorlogic