Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
BOCCANFUSO, Joseph - Date of
birth
15 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31245855 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Pattern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Paolo Boccanfuso (father)
Immacolata Boccanfuso (mother)
Annie Boccanfuso (sister)
Madelina Boccanfuso (sister)
Michele Boccanfuso (brother)
Antonetta Boccanfuso (sister)
Jennie Boccanfuso (sister)
Immacolota Boccanfuso (sister)
Reatituda Boccanfuso (sister)
Elena Boccanfuso (sister)
Paolina Boccanfuso (sister)
Scipione Boccanfuso (brother)
Pasquale Boccanfuso (brother)
More information
Pfc Joseph Boccanfuso enlisted in Providence County, Rhode Island on 5 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Karen Testa Escobar - courtesy of Karin Gijzen-Pike