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VALENTINELLI, Albert Francis - Date of
birth
8 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Glen White, Raleigh County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1290845 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Basse-Bodeux, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Pio Valentinelli (father)
Maria D. (Deromedi) Valentinelli (mother)
Ben Deromedi (foster-father)
Catherine Deromedi (foster-mother)
Joseph Valentinelli (brother)
Josephine Valentinelli (sister)
Leon F. Valentinelli (sister)
More information
Albert Valentinelli's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Deromedi, raised him and his siblings. Because of this, Albert was known as "Deromedi". He attended Mount Carmel Township schools until 1930 at which time he joined the Regular Army at the age of 17. He served in China, Hawaii, and was stationed in Panama when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He returned to the States to begin Officers' Training School, graduating in 1942.He volunteered for the paratroopers in June 1944.
Albert Valentinelli was wounded in action in the Netherlands for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Evening News
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://www.newspapers.com/ - Wilkes-Barre Evening News, www.togetherweserved.com