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Personal info

Full name
PALUMBO, John Martin
Date of birth
21 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Middlesex Borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Middlesex Borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
12011790
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
Boulaide, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 51

Immediate family

Members
Ralph Palumbo (father)
Nancy N. (Monforta) Palumbo (mother)
Steve J. Palumbo (brother)
Rose N. Palumbo (sister)
Mary F. Palumbo (sister)
Ralph N. Palumbo (brother)
Susan F. Palumbo (sister)

More information

Pfc John M. Palumbo was a driver before he enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 19 January 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Susan F. Clements, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Theresa Natalizio Family Tree, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery