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Personal info

Full name
CHIODO, Ottovio Dominic
Date of birth
18 December 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Soveria Mannelli, Italy
Hometown
McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33699192
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1944
Place of death
Near Emberménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Saverio D. Chiodo (father)
Franceschina (Cardamone) Chiodo (mother)
Joseph D. Chiodo (brother)
Frank Chiodo (brother)
Saverio D. Chiodo Jr. (brother)
Orsola Chiodo (sister)

More information

Pfc Ottovio D. Chiodo attended high school for four years and was employed at the Dravo Corporation before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 4 August 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / June Chiodo Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, Jari Chiodo Sinnwell / J Fishbourne