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NARDO, Anthony Charles "Nappy" - Date of
birth
3 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-537867 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Longchamps, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Nardo (father)
Camela (Biondo) Nardo (mother)
More information
2nd Lt Anthony C. Nardo joined the Regular Army in College Park, Maryland on 19 May 1942.He attended 2 years at the Baltimore City College where he joined the football squad. In 1947 this uiversity instituted the Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy which was awarded each year to the outstanding line on the Maryland football squad by the president of the Phi fraternity. Anthoncy Nardo was guard on the 1941-1942 team.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Morris Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Baltimore City College Yearbook 1940 and 1943