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Personal info

Full name
VITALE, Patrick John
Date of birth
12 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Lamberville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42102473
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kochem, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 32 25

Immediate family

Members
Michael Vitale (father)
Anna (Panico) Vitale (mother)
Carmella Vitale (sister)
Joseph C. Vitale (brother)
Elizabeth Vitale (sister)
Michael Vitale (brother)

More information

Pfc Patrick J. Vitale enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 16 December 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) 5 January 1944, https://www.lonesentry.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M.