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GALLETTA, Gigli Peter - Date of
birth
7 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York County, New York -
Hometown
New York City, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32820585 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
East of Schlausenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Giovanni Galletta (father)
Angelina (Di Maggio) Galletta (mother)
Anthony Galletta (brother)
Rocco Galletta (brother)
John Galletta (brother)
Gloria Galletta (sister)
Rudolph Galletta (brother)
Joseph S. Galletta (brother)
Edward Galletta (brother)
Lenora Galletta (sister)
Alfred Galletta (brother)
More information
Sgt Gigli P. Galletta enlisted in New York City, New York on 2 March 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Galletta Family Tree / New York Birth Index / 1930/1940 Census, www.indianamilitary.org/106ID
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com