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BATTAGLIA, Joseph A - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Montour County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Schenectady County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12174180 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Battery,
80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary Battaglia (mother)
Frank Battaglia (brother)
Biography
www.theyfoughtforfreedom.nlMore information
Pvt Joseph A. Battaglia attended high school for 1 year and was an janitor before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Albany, New York on 12 December 1942.He was wounded in action on 30 December 1944 in the vicinity of Werbomont, Belgium and died on 7 January 1945 as a result of a gun shot wound in the abdomen.
Although identification schouldn't have been a problem, he was interred at Henri-Chapelle as Unknown X-301 on 10 January 1945. Before he was buried, his fingerprints were taken which resulted in an identification on 27 March 1945.
Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, www.theyfoughtforfreedom.nl , http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Daily Times