Angelo Bernard Carrozzo
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 440494
March 20, 1920
in Greenport, NY
Angelo Carrozzo
Lucia “Louise” (Cafarelli) Carrozzo
High school graduate
Details unnown
Ship carpenter
Greenport Basin and Construction Co.
August 26, 1942
at New York, NY
October 25, 1942
from Training Camp New River
June 17, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 17, 1944
Killed in action
514 Flint Street, Greenport, New York – home of parents, Angelo & Louisa Carrozzo
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island and New River with Sixth Separate Recruit Battalion. Outposted to First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River on 25 October 1942; assigned to Dog Company on 11 November 1942.
Outfit: D/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 504 (Ammunition carrier)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 521 (Basic)
Important Events:
June 17, 1944 – killed in action (shell fragment, head); exact circumstances unknown
June 21, 1944 – buried in Plot 3, Row 1, Grave 496, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 17, 1944)
Citation
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Angelo Carrozzo was my great-grandfather and Angelo B. was my great Uncle. My grandfather Matthew Carrozzo was my grandfather.