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Personal info

Full name
LONGHITO, Frank Anthony
Date of birth
31 December 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
O1311797
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Near Albestroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 21 10

Immediate family

Members
James Longhito (father)
Othelia E. Longhito (mother)
John Longhito (brother)
Jean R. Longhito (sister)

More information

1st Lt Frank A. Longhito attended high school for four years and was a longshoreman and stevedore before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 16 March 1942.

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

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 / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
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