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Personal info

Full name
PALAZZOLO, Mario
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
12206223
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 1 38

Immediate family

Members
Vincent Palazzolo (father)
Maria (Mastrofrancesco) Palazzolo (mother)
Antoinette Palazzolo (sister)
Joseph Palazzolo (brother)

More information

Pfc Mario Palazzolo graduated from Weequahic High School in 1943 and was an usher.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Newark, New Jersey on 17 March 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 / 1940 Census / Kugel Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Weequahic High School 1943