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Personal info

Full name
GRAMAGLIA, Charles
Date of birth
5 November 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33253730
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Morville-sur-Seille, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 19 40

Immediate family

Members
Tony Gramaglia (father)
Sarah Gramaglia (mother)
Jennie Gramaglia (sister)
Grace Gramaglia (sister)
Phyllis Gramaglia (sister)
Antionette Gramaglia (sister)
Joe Gramaglia (brother)
Esther Gramaglia (sister)
Francis Gramaglia (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles Gramaglia attended high school for four years and was a student when he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 23 September 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
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