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Pvt. Salvatore M. Laferrera

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Pvt. Salvatore M. Laferrera Veteran

Birth
New Jersey, USA
Death
6 Jun 1944 (aged 22–23)
Picauville, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Section A ~ Row 10 ~ Grave 34
Memorial ID
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Salvatore served as a Private, Company C, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

Some records show his first name as "Samuel" (which may have been a nickname) and his last name spelled as Laferera.

He resided at 1824 Clifford Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on July 18, 1942 in Rochester, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

He was "Killed In Action" during the D-Day invasion of France when his plane was shot down near Picauville, France and was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 12099723

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Salvatore served as a Private, Company C, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

Some records show his first name as "Samuel" (which may have been a nickname) and his last name spelled as Laferera.

He resided at 1824 Clifford Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on July 18, 1942 in Rochester, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

He was "Killed In Action" during the D-Day invasion of France when his plane was shot down near Picauville, France and was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 12099723

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )


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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56646694/salvatore_m-laferrera: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt. Salvatore M. Laferrera (1921–6 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56646694, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).