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Personal info

Full name
FRANCO, Sam A
Date of birth
30 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Nebraska
Hometown
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37746832
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
Wallerode, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 10 39

Immediate family

Members
Alfio Franco (father)
Nancy Franco (mother)
Josephine Franco (sister)
Pauline Franco (sister)
Rosie Franco (sister)
Susan Franco (sister)
Anthony Franco (brother)

More information

Pvt Sam A. Franco enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 22 June 1944.

He was a graduate of Technical High School and was employed by the Union Pacific before entering the Army in June 1944. He had been overseas since December 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Joe Spicka, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.findagrave.com, AAR 38th AIB

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender, Danielle Roubroeks