T/5 Frank Edward Ruffolo
Born: 23 September 1919 – Kenosha, Wisconsin
Parents: Matteo & Josephine Ruffolo
Nickname: Frank
Home:
– 170 South Sixth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Washington & Garfield Schools
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1939
– Lewis Institute, Lockport, Illinois
Occupation:
– unemployed
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Josephine Ruffolo
Inducted:
– U.S. Army
– 21 June 1941
Serial Number: 36039073
Training:
– Fort Knox, Kentucky
– Camp Polk, Louisiana
Unit: 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division
Engagements:
– Normandy Invasion – France
– Battle of the Bulge – Belgium
– captured three German soldiers alone
Killed in Action:
– 8 January 1945 – Battle of the Bulge
Buried:
– Henri-Chappelle American Cemetery – Henri-Chappelle, Belgium
– Plot: D Row 14 Grave: 26
Medals:
– Purple Heart
