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Personal info

Full name
POLONIO, Antonio Ribeiro
Date of birth
22 November 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31131275
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Landing Zone S, vicinity of Issel River
0.5 miles north of Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 32 2

Immediate family

Members
Anibal R. Polonio (father)
Maria A. (dos Santos) Polonio (mother)

More information

Pfc Antonio R. Polonio enlisted in Boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts on 20 May 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920/1930 Census / Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915 / New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 / WWII Enlistment Records, Book: The Last Drop, March 24-25, 1945 by Stephen L. Wright, 17th Airborne Division Historical Report of Operation Varsity

Photo source: www.findagrave.com