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Personal info

Full name
VIRZI, Frank J
Date of birth
21 August 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
42031990
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Zweibrücken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 34 27

Immediate family

Members
Andrea Virzi (father)
Areangela Virzi (mother)
Gaetano Virzi (brother)
Lorenzo Virzi (brother)
Saverio Virzi (brother)
Petrina Virzi (sister)
Francesca Virzi (sister)
Serufina Virzi (wife)

More information

Pfc Frank J. Virzi was employed by the U.S. Appraiser Department at the Port of Embarkation before he enlisted on 13 September 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the face.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert