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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Gino Ferrari

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bronx, New York

Honored By

Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, INFANTRY, 2ND PLATOON, COMPANY K, 3RD BATTALION, ASSAULT FORCE 'O', 116TH REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION, V CORPS, 1ST ARMY. LANDED, BOAT TEAM #5, SECOND WAVE, DOG WHITE, H+50, OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE, JUNE 6, 1944. HE DIED JUNE 6, 1944, DOG WHITE, OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR AND ARROWHEAD, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM. HE WAS INTERRED JUNE, 1944, UNITED STATES MILITARY CEMETERY, SAINT LAURENT-SUR-MER, NORMANDY, FRANCE. RE-INTERRED, AUGUST 1ST, 1949, WOODLAWN CEMETERY, BRONX, NEW YORK.