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LABATE, Dominick - Date of
birth
5 December 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Scilla, Calabria, Italy -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32796900 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 February 1946 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Manderfeld, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
More information
Pfc Dominick Labate was a barber before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 February 1943.He was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing in action. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Manderfeld.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – South Carolina Naturalization Records, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman