Name:
Joseph D. Pioli
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
36981336
Unit:
275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-02-22
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Cerageto Cemtery (Cimetero di Cerageto) Cerageto, Provincia di Lucca, Toscana, Italy
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Joseph (Giuseppe) Pioli was born in Italy on November 28, 1920. He immigrated to the US in 1924 with his family and resided in Chicago, Illinois. He served in B Company, 1st Battalion, 275th Infantry Regiment of the 70th Infantry Division - "Trailblazers". He was killed in Action on February 22, 1945; his unit was involved in actions against the enemy near Forbach, France near the German border and Siegfried line. He was buried in his Italian place of birth in Cerageto, Italy in 1949.