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name
RANIERO, Abraham J - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32135269 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flamierge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rose (Belleggia) Raniero (mother)
More information
Pvt Abraham J. Raniero attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York, on 26 June 1941.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten