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Personal info

Full name
FORZIATI, Emanuel A
Date of birth
28 April 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Castelcivita, Italy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33587642
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
In the Hahn area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 9 12

Immediate family

Members
Joseph R. Forziati (father)
Pasqualina (Ficcocelli) Forziati (mother)
Mary Forziati (sister)
Angelina R. Forziati (sister)
Carmen A. Forziati (sister)

More information

Pvt Emanuel A. Forziati enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 25 February 1943.

He died of a pneumothorax.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania U.S. Federal Naturalization Records 1795-1931 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files 1942-1954, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery