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Personal info

Full name
GONANO, Reno
Date of birth
20 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33668556
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Near Leyviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 24 14

Immediate family

Members
Romano P. Gonano (father)
Mary Gonano (mother)
James Gonano (brother)
Remy J. Gonano (brother)
Elio R. Gonano (brother)
Reo J. Gonano (brother)

More information

Pfc Reno Gonano attended high school for two years and was an electrician before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 18 March 1943.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
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