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Personal info

Full name
CARCHIDI, Joseph A
Date of birth
2 January 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
Hometown
Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Military service

Service number
20233355
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 October 1944
Place of death
In the Remereville area, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 21 74

Immediate family

Members
James Carchidi (father)
Grace (Amarello) Carchidi (mother)
Salvatore Carchidi (brother)
Julia Carchidi (sister)
Mary Carchidi (sister)
Anna Carchidi (sister)
Rose Carchidi (sister)
Rita Carchidi (sister)
Catherine Carchidi (sister)
Tony Carchidi (brother)
Estelle Carchidi (sister)
Shirley Carchidi (sister)
Aloysoyis Carchidi (brother)
Geraldine Carchidi (wife)

More information

Pfc Joseph A. Carchidi enlisted as a member of the National Guard at Kingston Target Range, New York on 2 December 1939.

The Bronze Star awarded posthumously for meritorius service in connection with military operations against the enemy on 29th July 1944 was presented to his mother Mrs Grace Carchidi at an impressive ceremony at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, Friday 20th April 1945.

Pfc Carchidi was first buried at Saint James Permanent Cemetery in Saint James, France.

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, The Kingston Daily Freeman - 24 April 1945

Photo source: The Kingston Daily Freeman - 24 April 1945