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QUAGLIA, Cosimo Anthony - Date of
birth
15 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32163166 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lorenzo Quaglia (father)
Rose A. Quaglia (mother)
More information
Sgt Cosimo A. Quaglia attended high school for four years and was an electrician before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 1 August 1941.He was killed from artillery shell fragments in his chest.
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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New York Birth Index / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Union48, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
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