Name:
Joseph Petrotta
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
32543273
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-18
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NLD
Plot:
D
Row:
21
Grave:
26
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Joseph Petrotta was born on June 26, 1922, in New York, his father, Cosimo, was 39 and his mother, Pauline, was 33. He had four brothers and three sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on April 18, 1945 and is now buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.