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MANGANO, Carl M - Date of
birth
8 September 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42006111 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anthony Mangano (brother)
Elizabeth S. Mangano (wife)
Carol Mangano (daughter)
More information
Pvt Carl M. Mangano enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 26 July 1943.He attended high school for 3 years and was a barber before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S., Social Security Death Index, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery