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Personal info

Full name
TROIANO, James J
Date of birth
8 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33779331
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 35 21

Immediate family

Members
Louis Troiano (father)
Rose Troiano (mother)
Nicholas Troiano (brother)
Mamie Troiano (sister)
Frank Troiano (brother)
Domenick Troiano (brother)
Carmella Troiano (sister)
Marie Troiano (sister)
Salvatore Troiano (brother)
Anthony Troiano (brother)

More information

Pvt. James J. Troiano worked in a shoe factory before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 5 May 1943.

At the time of his death the 10th Infantry Regiment was engaged in the fighting in the vicinity of Pournoy–la–Chétive.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. James, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census /Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMaRo