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Personal info

Full name
ANZALONE, Angelo
Date of birth
27 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31305536
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 14 51

Immediate family

Members
Ralph Anzalone (father)
Ann A. Anzalone (sister)
Fred E. Anzalone (brother)
Anthony J. Anzalone (brother)

More information

Pfc Angelo Anzalone worked at the Tremount Clothing Co.

He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 23 March 1943.

Pfc Anzalone was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action on 7 October 1944, in the vicinity of Le Tholy, France. He crossed 300 yards in open field under fire to reach a friendly tank and direct its fire against two German machinegun nests.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy