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Personal info

Full name
LO CARRO, Anthony Louis
Date of birth
15 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32807354
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
701st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Near Hottorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 8 28

Immediate family

Members
Rocco Locarro (father)
Sadia Locarro (mother)
Joseph R. Locarro (brother)

More information

Cpl Anthony L. Locarro attended Manhattan College where he studied engineering in his second year when he enlisted in New York City, New York on 16 February 1943.

He was fatally wounded at his legs by anti-tank fire and died the same day.

His brother Joseph served in Europe with the 102nd Infantry Division and survived the war.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Records, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census US, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Family Lo Carro, Dennis Patriarca