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MOLTA, Carmello John - Date of
birth
26 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32055151 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Lutrebois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 5 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Molta (father)
Josephine Molta (mother)
Catherine Molta (sister)
Josephine Molta (sister)
Frank E. Molta (brother)
Isabel Molta (sister)
Barbara Molta (sister)
More information
Sgt Carmello J. Molta attended one year of high school and was an architect before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 26 November 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten