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Personal info

Full name
PERRONE, Sebastian J "Benny"
Date of birth
15 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Queens County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32908419
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wissembourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 40 20

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Perrone (father)
Mary A. (Tornetta) Perrone (mother)
Ignatius A. Perrone (brother)
James P. Perrone (brother)
Marie A. Perrone (sister)
Joseph Perrone (brother)
Josephine H. A. Perrone (sister)

More information

Pfc Sebastian J. Perrone attended high school for three years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 17 May 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Tornetta Family Tree / Combat History 79th Infantry Division / www.findagrave.com - ALbert Ledoux
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Bronx