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PITERI, Ralph A - Date of
birth
1 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31133648 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
Bannholz Woods, North of Sinz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carmine Piteri (father)
Josephine (Batolotta) Piteri (mother)
Rose Piteri (sister)
James Piteri (brother)
John Piteri (brother)
Louise Piteri (sister)
Thomas Piteri (brother)
Susan Piteri (sister)
Michael Piteri (brother)
More information
Pvt Ralph A. Piteri enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, on 11 June 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Town and Vital Records / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Boston Globe - 12 January 1945