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Personal info

Full name
DILELLO, Lewis S
Date of birth
16 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York
Hometown
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York

Military service

Service number
O1326046
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Fort Driant, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Sylvester S. Dilello (father)
Lucy M. ( Guillily) Dilello (mother)
Louis Dilello (brother)
Anna Dilello (sister)
Antonetta Dilello (sister)
Anthony Dilello (brother)
Agnes Dilello (sister)
Elen N. (Houck) Dilello (wife)

More information

Lewis S. Dilello was a metal worker.

He joined the National Guard in Amsterdam, New York on 15 October 1940.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Roach Family Tree / Alabama County Marriages, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com