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CANTONI, John Louis - Date of
birth
7 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20723526 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis Cantoni (father)
Rosalla (Colombo) Cantoni (mother)
Madeleine M. Cantoni (sister)
Pauline M. Cantoni (sister)
Olive J. (Odorisio) Cantoni (wife)
More information
T/Sgt John L. Cantoni attended Creighton University before he joined the National Guard in Omaha, Nebraska on 23 December 1940. He was sent overseas in May 1944.He was killed by a direct artillery shell hit on his foxhole.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Berlanga Families Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - fairytale