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Personal info

Full name
MACRI, Vincent Francis "Jimmy"
Date of birth
10 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Hometown
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31355030
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Beaufort, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 3 29

Immediate family

Members
Frank Macri (father)
Carmela Macri (mother)
Jennie Macri (sister)
Carmelo Macri (brother)
Josephine Macri (sister)
Jeroma Macri (sister)
Frank X. Macri (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Vincent F. Macri attended Somerville High School and was employed at Spray Engineering Company.

He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 5 May 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Jim Macri, www.abmc.gov, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, Somerville High School, Somerville, Massachusetts 1941