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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 -
Ethnicity
White
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
In the vicinity of Nuendorf, Germany
Grave
-
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 worked on a farm before he enlisted on 4 September 1944 in San Francisco, California.
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