April 3, 1923
in Valinzano, Italy
Michele “Michael” Lomoro
Maria “Mary” (Fiore) Lomoro
Highland Park High School (1942)
Details unknown
June 8, 1944
at Chicago, IL
February 27, 1945
from 24th Replacement Draft
March 7, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 7, 1945
Killed in action
337 Prairie Avenue, Highwood, IL – address of parents, Mike & Mary Lomoro
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego; outposted to 7th Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton, for instruction as anti-tank gunner. Assigned duty with the 24th Replacement Draft, attached to the Fourth Marine Division, for the Iwo Jima operation.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 610 (Antitank Gunner)
Important Events:
February 27, 1945 – joined from 24th Replacement Draft
March 7, 1945 – killed in action (gunshot wounds, chest); exact circumstances unknown
March 12, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 33, Grave 1630, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 7, 1945)
Citation
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