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Personal info

Full name
POVOLO, James Tranquil
Date of birth
17 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Caspian, Iron County, Michigan
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36760408
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 10 48

Immediate family

Members
Ricardo Povolo (father)
Maria (Cornale) Povolo (mother)
John Povolo (brother)
Rita Povolo (sister)
Abraham Povolo (brother)
Catherine (Panozzo) Povolo (wife)
James R. Povolo (son)

More information

Pfc James T. Povolo was a binder, employed by the Robert O'Law Co.

In May 1944, in Italy, he was wounded by artillery shell fragments.

On 2 October 1944 he died of wounds caused by artillery shell fragments in his neck. The exact date when he was reported missing in action and the location where he died is not known.

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