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Personal info

Full name
FERRUZZI, Robert Charles
Date of birth
29 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Elwood, Madison County, Indiana
Hometown
Cliffside Park, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32773316
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 December 1944
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 15 35

Immediate family

Members
Ralph Ferruzzi (father)
Mary Ferruzzi (mother)
Joseph T. Ferruzzi (brother)
Raymond Ferruzzi (brother)
Anna Majorana (fiancé)

More information

Pvt Robert C. Ferruzzi was employed at the Barret Plant in Edgewater before he enlisted on 16 March 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - SueMac, www.newspapers.com - The Record - 20 April 1944
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