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ESPOSITO, Angelo J - Date of
birth
7 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31365188 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 8 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gaetano Esposito (father)
Josephine (Misseri) Esposito (mother)
Gene Esposito (brother)
Walter Esposito (brother)
Clement Esposito (brother)
Janet Esposito (sister)
Geraldine Esposito (sister)
Gloria Esposito (sister)
More information
T/5 Angelo J. Esposito graduated from East Boston High School and was employed at the U.S. Navy Yard.He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 1 July 1943 and was sent overseas in June 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
His father was a disabled veteran of World War I and his brother Gene also served in World War II.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier, The Boston Clobe 20 January 1945