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Personal info

Full name
FORTE, Julius Vincent
Date of birth
9 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36768836
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 23 72

Immediate family

Members
Vincent Forte (father)
Antoinette (Barfallo) Forte (mother)
Eugene Forte (brother)
Grace Forte (sister)
Perine Forte (sister)
Mary Forte (sister)
Alexander Forte (brother)
Nancy (Zaccardo) Forte (wife)

More information

Pvt Julius V. Forte was first buried in the St. James Cemetery, Saint-James, France.

He was a cement finisher before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Cook County Marriage Index, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave – len / TedGiles46