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Personal info

Full name
GRIMALDI, Alfonso
Date of birth
9 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-1045443
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 6 24

Immediate family

Members
Nick Grimaldi (father)
Fannie Grimaldi (mother)
Anthony Grimaldi (brother)
Joseph Grimaldi (brother)

More information

Alfonso Grimaldi was a mechanic.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Hancock, New Jersey on 30 December 1941.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Daily News - 6 February 1945