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Durante, Angelo Joseph

Date of birth:
August 27th, 1917 (Brooklyn/New York, United States)
Service number:
32 197 612
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Career:
February 4th, 1942, entering service Camp Upton, New York;
February 13th, 1942 - May 16th, 1942: Company D, 30th Infantry Training Battalion;
?: 180th Infantry Regiment;
September 27th, 1945: honorable discharge.

Promotions:
?: Private;
?: Private 1st Class;
?: Technician 5th Grade.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
July 25th, 1943
Awarded for a wound received on July 17th, 1943.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 30th, 1944
Combat Infantryman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Awarded with campaign stars for "NORTH APENNINES", "NAPLES-FOGGIA", "SICILY" and "ROME-ARNO".
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 27th, 1945
Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
September 14th, 1961
Awarded for wounds received in Italy on October 13th, 1943.

Second PH awarded in the form of a first oak leaf cluster to be worn on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
Awarding document dated September 14th, 1961.
Purple Heart

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