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Personal info

Full name
ORLANDINI, Jerry Edward
Date of birth
7 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36911546
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
West of Winterspelt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 41

Immediate family

Members
Stephen Orlandini (father)
Mary (Buzolich) Orlandini (mother)
Vincent Orlandini (brother)
Gloria Orlandini (sister)

More information

Pvt Jerry E. Orlandini graduated from Tilden Technical High School in February 1944 and was employed at Goodyear Tire Company.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tilden Technical High School - 1944