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SERRABELLA, Armand J - Date of
birth
10 October 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Bayport, Suffolk County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1319666 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Lippoldsberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jaime A. Serrabella (father)
Alfonsine (Saeye) Serrabella (mother)
Jaime E. Serrabella (brother)
Desire E. Serrabella (brother)
Yvonne Serrabella (sister)
Alfonsine J. Serrabella (sister)
More information
1st Lt. Armand J. Serrabella attended Bayport High School where he was one of the outstanding basketball players and was a sales agent. He later became a tennis professional and during the winters served as "pro" at the Indian Creek Club at Miami Beach. During the summer, he operated the courts on the South Road in Blue Point.He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 8 April 1942. He was assigned to Company B of the 15th Battalion at Fort Bennington, Georgia, where he attended the Officer's Candidate School. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal twice for wounds, sustained in Germany and the Silver Star Medal for bravery under fire while giving orders to his men in making a surprise attack on an enemy position. The mission was accomplished and German 44 S.S. troops were taken prisoner and four were killed.
1st Lt Armand Serrabella was killed by sniper fire and he was first buried at the Temporary American Cemetery of Ittenbach, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans ABMC, National Archives, National Archives, The Suffolk County News, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com