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CANELLI, Gaetano J - Date of
birth
16 January 1910 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32354168 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 May 1945 - Place of
death
Stiepelse, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eugenia Canelli (mother)
Anna Canelli (sister)
Helen (Polachek) Canelli (wife)
More information
Pfc Gaetano J. Canelli enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 15 June 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, WW2-Airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, The Herald Statesman 1 June 1945