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Personal info

Full name
FIRENZA, Frank J
Date of birth
9 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32084905
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Michele Firenza (father)
Ignazia Firenza (mother)
Rose Firenza (sister)
Angelina Firenza (sister)
Salvatore Firenza (brother)
Margaret Firenza (sister)
Antonino Firenza (brother)
John Firenza (brother)
Millie Firenza (sister)

More information

Cpl Frank J. Firenza enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 April 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census, http://112th-infantry.blogspot.com/, Defense POW/MIA Agency

Photo source: Peter Schouteten