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ANDRIANO, Louis E - Date of
birth
7 March 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Santa Clara County, California -
Hometown
Santa Clara County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39424162 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Area Nuendorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Guiseppe B. Andriano (father)
Eugenia (Cafasso) Andriano (mother)
Edna M. Andriano (sister)
Louis Andriano (brother)
More information
Pvt Louis E. Andriano entered the service on Sept 4, 1944 in San Francisco, California. He had competed 3 years of high school and was working as a farm hand.On March 2, the First Battalion passed through the Second Battalion to continue the attack, circling the woods west of Neureuth they attempted to trap the Germans manning the positions. A maze of anti-personnel mines and heavy burp gun and machine gun failed to halt their assault. A Company followed by B and C spearheaded the encircling "arc" that successfully drew the noose around the stubbornly resisting enemy. It was during this day's battles that Pvt Andriano was KIA.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, 345th Infantry Regiment History, www.ancestry.com - California Birth Index / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records / 1940 census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten