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Personal info

Full name
BARNABA, Louis James
Date of birth
11 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Utica, Oneida County, New York
Hometown
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Military service

Service number
32664419
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-La Bourgonce, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 36 6

Immediate family

Members
James Barnaba (father)
Lena Barnaba (mother)
Jennie Barnaba (sister)
David Barnaba (brother)
Mary Barnaba (sister)

More information

Pfc Louis J. Barnaba was a shipping clerk, employed by the International Heater Company, before he enlisted in Utica, New York on 2 November 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in the side of his body.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Utica Observer - Dispatch - 29 December 1944