PFC Daniel Michael Bagnuolo
Born: 6 February 1914 – Melrose Park, Illinois
Parents: James Bagnuolo and Frances Salvatore-Bagnuolo
– the last name spelled Bagnola in Proviso Memorial Book
– changed the spelling of his last name
– U.S. Army required that the last name on the soldier’s birth certificate be used on military records
Siblings: 3 sisters, 1 brother
Home:
– 1115 North 11th Avenue – Melrose Park, Illinois
Occupation: Material Service Company – Chicago, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
– Contact Person: Theresa Bagnuolo – wife
Education:
– Stevenson Grade School
– Proviso Township High School
-Class of 1934
– left school before class graduated
Married: Theresa
– one son: Daniel J. Bagnola
– Born: 5 January 1944
– wife & son would later move to West Palm Beach, Florida
– his son would become a Navy Seal during Vietnam
– father of four sons
Inducted:
– 21 September 1943
– U. S. Army
Unit:
– 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
– wounded – August 1944
Engagements:
– May 1944 – took part in the Anzio Beach breakout
– 4 June 1944 – liberated Rome
– unit was withdrawn from combat and prepared for Operation Dragoon
– 15 August 1944 – took part in the invasion of Southern France
– landed and liberated St. Tropez
– the 3rd Infantry Division fought its way up the Rhone Valley
– Battle for Radon, France – 17 September 1944 – wounded
Died:
-21 September 1944 – wounds
– the family received word of his death – 9 January 1945
Buried:
– 1948
– Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery – Hillside, Illinois
Medals: Two Purple Hearts
