Antonio served with the 109th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division during World War II.
The 109th Regiment served across France and through the Hurtgen Forest of Germany; elements of the Regiment led the Division into the Rhineland to become the first troops to invade German soil since Napoleon. The 109th Infantry won battle honors at Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, the Rhineland and Central Europe and they were honored with the Luxemburg Croix de Guerre and the French Croix de Guerre for action at Colmar "Colmar Pocket". The Colmar Pocket was the area held in central Alsace, France by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945. Antonio's date of passing he lost his life during this campaign.
The 109th Regiment served across France and through the Hurtgen Forest of Germany; elements of the Regiment led the Division into the Rhineland to become the first troops to invade German soil since Napoleon. The 109th Infantry won battle honors at Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, the Rhineland and Central Europe and they were honored with the Luxemburg Croix de Guerre and the French Croix de Guerre for action at Colmar "Colmar Pocket". The Colmar Pocket was the area held in central Alsace, France by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945. Antonio's date of passing he lost his life during this campaign.
Antonio served with the 109th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division during World War II.
The 109th Regiment served across France and through the Hurtgen Forest of Germany; elements of the Regiment led the Division into the Rhineland to become the first troops to invade German soil since Napoleon. The 109th Infantry won battle honors at Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, the Rhineland and Central Europe and they were honored with the Luxemburg Croix de Guerre and the French Croix de Guerre for action at Colmar "Colmar Pocket". The Colmar Pocket was the area held in central Alsace, France by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945. Antonio's date of passing he lost his life during this campaign.
The 109th Regiment served across France and through the Hurtgen Forest of Germany; elements of the Regiment led the Division into the Rhineland to become the first troops to invade German soil since Napoleon. The 109th Infantry won battle honors at Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, the Rhineland and Central Europe and they were honored with the Luxemburg Croix de Guerre and the French Croix de Guerre for action at Colmar "Colmar Pocket". The Colmar Pocket was the area held in central Alsace, France by the German Nineteenth Army from November 1944 to February 1945. Antonio's date of passing he lost his life during this campaign.
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