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Personal info

Full name
MIRABELLA, Anthony Joseph
Date of birth
19 March 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33470942
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 March 1945
Place of death
Near Koblenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 73

Immediate family

Members
Pasquale Mirabella (father)
Rosaria Mirabella (mother)
Angeline A. Mirabella (sister)
Louis A. Mirabella (brother)
Mary C. Mirabella (sister)

More information

Pvt Anthony J. Mirabella enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 25 November 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the head.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Onan Wimmer Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery