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Personal info

Full name
CAFFANO, Joseph J
Date of birth
1914
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32021477
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
Bergbuir-Bleibuir, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 9 63

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas Caffano (father)
Lucy (Paraspolo) Caffano (mother)
Jennie Caffano (sister)
Frank Caffano (brother)
Mary Caffano (sister)
Dorrothy C. Caffano (sister)
Katie Caffano (sister)

More information

Joseph J. Caffano worked on a lifestock farm before he enlisted in Jamaica, New York on 19 February 1941.

Both his parents were immigrants from Italy.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten