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Personal info

Full name
PETRAROIA, Michael
Date of birth
8 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Ceremaggiore, Combasso, Italy
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31324148
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hommerdingen-Mettendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 9 21

Immediate family

Members
Angelo Petraroia (father)
Rose Petraroia (mother)
Donat Petraroia (brother)
Jennie Petraroia (sister)
Angeline Petraroia (sister)

More information

Pfc Michael Petraroia immigrated to the U.S. on 28 September 1925.
He attended high school for two years and worked in the machine shop of the Autorye Co. before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 18 February 1943.
He was killed due to head wounds.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LucAmCem