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Personal info

Full name
LA ROSSA, John Peter
Date of birth
29 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31292656
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 33 1

Immediate family

Members
Rocco La Rossa (father)
Carmela La Rossa (mother)
Daniel La Rossa (brother)
Michael La Rossa (brother)
Arthur La Rossa (brother)

More information

Pvt John P. La Rossa attended high school for four years and was a machine oiler by the Collins and Aikamen Co.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 9 April 1943.

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