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Personal info

Full name
PETRIELLO, Frank Anthony
Date of birth
24 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42116253
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Rhens, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 37 34

Immediate family

Members
John P. Petriello (father)
Rose Petriello (mother)
Fanny Petriello (sister)
Joseph Petriello (brother)
John Petriello (brother)
Richard Petriello (brother)

More information

Pfc Frank A. Petriello graduated from Bayonne Senior High School and was employed as a stock clerk at a Woolworth’s Dept. Store before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 15 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mr. John Petriello, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, The Bayonne Times - 17 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Bayonne Times - 17 April 1945