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Personal info

Full name
GIORDANO, Andrew V
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32928145
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Leeheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 26 13

Immediate family

Members
Vincent Giordano (father)

More information

Pfc Andrew V. Giordano attended high school for 2 years and was a machinist before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 17 June 1943.

He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action against an armed enemy while serving with the 90th Infantry Division, in France, on 14 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
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