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PALUMBO, Carmen Anthony - Date of
birth
16 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31271968 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
Northeast of Nancy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 87 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph A. Palumbo (father)
Philomena (Minello) Palumbo (mother)
Frank Palumbo (brother)
Anna Palumbo (sister)
Mary M. Palumbo (sister)
Tony Palumbo (brother)
William Palumbo (brother)
Gloria Palumbo (sister)
Rita Palumbo (sister)
More information
Pfc Carmen A. Palumbo attended high school for one year and was employed at the Fafnir Bearing Company before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 30 November 1942.He was reported wounded in action on 20 September 1944, caused by small arms fire in his skull. He died in a hospital two days later.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Militray Cemetery in Andilly, 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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1930/1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman, www.newspapers.com - Record Journal 4 October 1944 / The Journal 10 October 1944
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