Private Paul J. Vetrone, a graduate of West Catholic High School for boys, was killed in action Feb. 10 in Germany, his mother, Mrs. Anna Vetrone of 5605 Thomas ave. was notified.
Before he entered the Army in March 1943, he was an employe of the Naval Aircraft factory at the Navy Yard. He suffered fatal wounds while on a patrol mission with the Third Army of Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., with which he had served since last July.
He was a veteran of the Normandy breakthrough and the subsequent Third Army thrusts through France and Luxembourg. A brother, Andrew, 27, is a member of an Army engineers unit in Italy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
09 Mar 1945
Before he entered the Army in March 1943, he was an employe of the Naval Aircraft factory at the Navy Yard. He suffered fatal wounds while on a patrol mission with the Third Army of Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., with which he had served since last July.
He was a veteran of the Normandy breakthrough and the subsequent Third Army thrusts through France and Luxembourg. A brother, Andrew, 27, is a member of an Army engineers unit in Italy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
09 Mar 1945
Private Paul J. Vetrone, a graduate of West Catholic High School for boys, was killed in action Feb. 10 in Germany, his mother, Mrs. Anna Vetrone of 5605 Thomas ave. was notified.
Before he entered the Army in March 1943, he was an employe of the Naval Aircraft factory at the Navy Yard. He suffered fatal wounds while on a patrol mission with the Third Army of Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., with which he had served since last July.
He was a veteran of the Normandy breakthrough and the subsequent Third Army thrusts through France and Luxembourg. A brother, Andrew, 27, is a member of an Army engineers unit in Italy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
09 Mar 1945
Before he entered the Army in March 1943, he was an employe of the Naval Aircraft factory at the Navy Yard. He suffered fatal wounds while on a patrol mission with the Third Army of Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., with which he had served since last July.
He was a veteran of the Normandy breakthrough and the subsequent Third Army thrusts through France and Luxembourg. A brother, Andrew, 27, is a member of an Army engineers unit in Italy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
09 Mar 1945
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PFC 712 TK BN PENNSYLVANIA
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Entered the service from Pennsylvania.
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