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Personal info

Full name
LAMPELLA, Mertz William
Date of birth
18 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Washburn, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36280084
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 41

Immediate family

Members
Charles H. Lampella (father)
Olga M. (Kainu) Lampella (mother)
William M. Lampella (brother)
Arthur C. Lampella (brother)
Viona Lampella (sister)
Onnie Lampella (brother)
Waino J. Lampella (brother)
Francis J. Lampella (brother)
Eleanore S. Lampella (sister)

More information

Pfc Mertz W. Lampella enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 2 November 1942.

He was already a veteran of the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and Southern France. He was reported wounded in action in Sicily.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.517prct.org, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com