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PIERSANTI, Joseph Gerald - Date of
birth
9 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32933405 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Irsch-Zerf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Amelio Piersanti (father)
Ida Piersanti (mother)
Nellie Piersanti (sister)
Florence Piersanti (sister)
Russell T. Piersanti (brother)
More information
Pvt Joseph G. Piersanti attended high school for one year and was unemployed when he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 31 May 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem