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Personal info

Full name
CHIAPPETTA, Bernard Trulle
Date of birth
2 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38312588
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ancy sur Moselle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 3 38

Immediate family

Members
Salvadore Chiappetta (father)
Rosalie (Intogna) Chiappetta (mother)
Paul Chiappetta (brother)
Virginia Chiappetta (sister)
John Chiappetta (brother)
Theresa Chiappetta (sister)
Rosalie Chiappetta (sister)
Mannie Chiappetta (sister)
Salvadore Chiappetta (brother)
Natalia Chiappetta (sister)
Eugene Chiappetta (brother)

More information

Pfc Bernard T. Chiappetta was a chauffeur before he enlistedin New Orleans, Louisiana, on 3 October 1942.

His brother, Sgt John A. Chiappetta, was kiled in action on 7 January 1945 near Rothbach in France. He is buried at the American Military Cemetery of Lorraine, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record

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