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SIANI, Thomas S - Date of
birth
17 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13175972 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Severino Siani (father)
Adele Siani (mother)
Salvatore Siani (brother)
Anthony A. Siani (brother)
Anna M. Siani (wife)
More information
Pfc Thomas S. Siani attended Villanova University for two years.He joined the Army in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 1 March 1943. While in England he was a member of the Military Police and later transferred to the Infantry.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, 1930 US Census, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, Villanova University Magazine, 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery