Name:
Frank Nelli
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
380830
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
B
Row:
Grave:
291
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Frank Nelli was born on February 11, 1922, in Illinois. He was the son of Giuseppe Nelli and Ida Marini Nelli.
He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.