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Personal info

Full name
PIACENTINI, William Henry
Date of birth
21 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33599599
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Loiville in the vicinity of Coin-sur-Seille, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 103

Immediate family

Members
Anthony Piacentini (father)
Amanda Piacentini (mother)
Joseph A. Piacentini (brother)
Reseline Piacentini (sister)
Francis W. Piacentini (brother)
Anthony D. Piacentini (brother)
George F. Piacentini (brother)

More information

Pfc William H. Piacentini enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 10 April 1943.

He was a apprentice before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII
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