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Personal info

Full name
VENTURA, Joseph Salvatore
Date of birth
7 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32543405
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dilligen, Grundhof or Wallendorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 15 95

Immediate family

Members
Salvatore Ventura (father)
Anna Ventura (mother)
Vincenza Ventura (sister)
Concetta Ventura (sister)

More information

Pvt Joseph S. Ventura enlisted in New York City, New York on 27 October 1942.

He died of severe wounds in the chest, caused by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, After Action Report 60th Armored Infantry Battalion

Photo source: Peter Schouteten