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Personal info

Full name
ANDREACOLA, Joseph William
Date of birth
1 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33491000
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Schmidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 23

Immediate family

Members
Giacomo Andreacola (father)
Marian Andreacola (mother)

More information

Pvt Joseph W. Andreacola enlisted on 11 February 1943 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten