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MELFI, Anthony Frank - Date of
birth
30 October 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Minetto, Oswego County, New York -
Hometown
Fulton, Oswego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1016603 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
756th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of the farm La Maison Rouge
In the vicinity of Neuf-Brisach, Département Haut-Rhin, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony Melfi (father)
Elizabeth (Cacchio) Melfi (mother)
Philip F. Melfi (half-brother)
Lucy Melfi (half-sister)
Charles A. Melfi (brother)
Vincent D. Melfi (brother)
Christoffer A. Melfi (brother)
Patrick V. Melfi (brother)
Martha K. (Perkins) Melfi (wife)
Marty Melfi (daughter)
More information
2nd Lt Anthony F. Melfi was employed by the Bagley &Sewall Co. when he joined the Regular Army on 10 October 1940. He received his commission at the Officers Candidate School in the spring of 1943 and was sent overseas In August 1943.According to a fellow officer, 2nd Lt Melfi was killed in action when his tank was penetrated by enemy tank fire. He was leading his platoon in a supported enemy counterattack which was seriously threatening their position.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.newspapers.com – The Ithaca Journal - 2 July 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com – The Ithaca Journal