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| UNIT:
Co. H 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry
Division |
| RANK:
Private First Class |
| BORN:
August 15, 1923 |
| WHERE:
Collinsville, Madison Co., IL |
| DIED:
March 5, 1945 |
| WHERE:
Near Ramagen, Germany |
| CAUSE
OF DEATH: Killed in Action near
Ramagen, Germany |
| BURIED:
St. John Cemetery - Collinsville,
IL |
| MARKER:
Military Marker |
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| Private First
Class Emil DeLuca, twenty-one years old, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Emil DeLuca, 678 Burroughs Avenue,
Thursday morning March 22, was reported killed in
action March 5 in Germany. The wire from the War
Department also stated that DeLuca had been
returned to duty ob February 1 after being
wounded slightly on January 23 in Belguim. Young DeLuca, who was
engaged as a truck driver in the military
transport service, entered the service of his
country in March, 1942, and received his training
at Camp Butner, North Carolina. He was first a
member of a Tank Division, but later transferred
to the infantry in May, 1944, he was sent
overseas, first arriving in England, then France
and then Belgium.
He was born and
raised in Collinsville and he has two brothers
who have seen duty in the service overseas. John
was recently discharged after twenty-six months
service in the South Pacific. Eugene served
thirty-four months in the Pacific and has been
reassigned since his return to the States.
Besides his
parents and two brothers mentioned, Pfc. DeLuca
is survived by a third brother, Pete, living
here, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Paul, Mrs.
Theresa Bazzola and, Miss Betty DeLuca.
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Pfc. Emil
DeLuca Wounded Before
