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Personal info

Full name
FINOCCHIO, Ralph A
Date of birth
7 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31435232
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
East of Serrig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 14 13

Immediate family

Members
Frank Finocchio (father)
Annagidia (DiGiovanni) Finocchio (mother)
Anthony Finocchio (brother)
Domenica Finocchio (sister)
Asunda Finocchio (sister)
Marie Finocchio (sister)
Anna Finocchio (sister)
Jennie Finocchio (sister)

More information

Pvt Ralph A. Finocchio attended high school for 4 years and was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted at Fort Banks Boston, Massachusetts on 4 September 1944. He was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Boston Globe - 22 March 1945