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Personal info

Full name
BRUCATO, Richard Vito
Date of birth
26 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37562000
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schierke-Braunlage, Harz Mountains, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 18 5

Immediate family

Members
Robert I. Brucato (father)
Angela E. Brucato (mother)
Robert L. Brucato (brother)

More information

Pfc Richard V. Brucato attended Central High School in Duluth, Minnesota. His father was an immigrant from Italy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.history.army.mil, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Central High School Yearbook 1942