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Personal info

Full name
SCORNAIENCHI, Daniel
Date of birth
28 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Dipignano, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32878481
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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
J 44 19

Immediate family

Members
Alexander Scornaienchi (father)
Clorinda Scornaienchi (mother)
Elia Scornaienchi (brother)
Samuel Scornaienchi (brother)

More information

Pfc Daniel Scornaienchi attended high school for four years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 March 1943.

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 / New York Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists / U.S. Presbyterian Church Records / Global Tree Scornaienchi, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
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