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Personal info

Full name
DE BELLA, Cosimo
Date of birth
1 January 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
New York, New York County, New York
Hometown
Chatham, Columbia County, New York

Military service

Service number
42113369
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Simmerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 5 50

Immediate family

Members
Joseph De Bella (father)
Lucia De Bella (mother)
Salvatore De Bella (brother)

Biography

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More information

Pfc Cosimo De Bella enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 3 April 1944.

He was married and was the father of four children.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jean Vijgen