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GENNARO, Salvador "Sam" - Date of
birth
9 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Louisiana -
Hometown
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38498440 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 October 1944 - Place of
death
Middelaar-Riethorst-Katerbosch, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 18 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Luke Gennaro (father)
Philipine (Puglise) Gennaro (mother)
Bernard Gennaro (brother)
Beatrice Gennaro (sister)
Elizabeth Gennaro (sister)
Joseph A. Gennaro (brother)
Marie A. Gennaro (sister)
Thomas Gennaro (brother)
Anthony V. Gennaro (brother)
Laura R. Gennaro (sister)
Dominick P. Gennaro (brother)
More information
Pfc Salvador Gennaro enlisted in New Orleans, Louisiana on 20 July 1943.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dominick Gennaro (brother)