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Personal info

Full name
CITRANO, John P
Date of birth
31 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31432383
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 February 1945
Place of death
Near Bronsfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 11 59

Immediate family

Members
Anna C. Citrano (sister)
Albert R. Citrano (brother)
Rose F. Citrano (wife)
Gene R. Citrano (son)
John B. Citrano (son)
Christine Citrano (daughter)

More information

Pvt John P. Citrano enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 31 July 1944 and was in instructor before he asked for transfer to an active unit.

He was killed in action by German machine gun fire on the night of 4 to 5 February 1945.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, ww.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com