Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
GALLICCHIO, Sam - Date of
birth
17 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Raiford, Union County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34797187 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Drusenheim, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Domenico Gallicchio (father)
Rose (Scavulla) Gallicchio (mother)
John Gallicchio (brother)
Francis A. Gallicchio (brother)
Salvadore Gallicchio (brother)
More information
Pfc Sam Gallicchio enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 27 November 1943.Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / 143rd-October-1944-to-end.pdf, https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: -