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Personal info

Full name
CELI, Empedocle W
Date of birth
5 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32336052
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Weilerbach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 3 50

Immediate family

Members
Stefano Celi (father)
Mary Celi (mother)
Ida Celi (sister)
Islanda Celi (sister)
Frances Celi (sister)
Mary Celi (sister)
Carmen Celi (sister)
Salvatore Celi (brother)
Carmelan Celi (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Empedocle Celi enlisted at Ft. Jay, Governors Island, New York.

He was a barber before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New York Births, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery