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PVT Sam A Franco

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PVT Sam A Franco

Birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Death
24 Jan 1945 (aged 21)
Wallerode, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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Plot F, Row 10, Grave 39
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PVT. Franco, Sam A
Service number: 37746832

Age: 21
Born: 30 May 1923, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Hometown: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Family:
Alfio Franco (father)
Nunziata "Nancy" (nee Sfiglio) Franco (mother)
Josephine A Franco/Spicka (sister)
Pauline Nancy Franco/Gentile (sister)
Rosie Franco (sister)
Susan M Franco/Conti (sister)
Anthony Samual Franco (brother)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: 24 January 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Wallerode, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot F, Row 10, Grave 39
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on June 22, 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Other information:
PVT. Franco, Sam A
Service number: 37746832

Age: 21
Born: 30 May 1923, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Hometown: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Family:
Alfio Franco (father)
Nunziata "Nancy" (nee Sfiglio) Franco (mother)
Josephine A Franco/Spicka (sister)
Pauline Nancy Franco/Gentile (sister)
Rosie Franco (sister)
Susan M Franco/Conti (sister)
Anthony Samual Franco (brother)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: 24 January 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Wallerode, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot F, Row 10, Grave 39
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on June 22, 1944 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Other information:

Inscription

PVT 38 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV NEBRASKA

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Entered the service from Nebraska.

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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56281243/sam_a-franco: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Sam A Franco (30 May 1923–24 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56281243, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).