Name:
Anthony Bei
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
32344175
Unit:
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-09-20
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands
Plot:
F
Row:
4
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Anthony Bei was born on June 19, 1919, in New York, New York County, New York. He was the son of Fannie Ballanti.
Anthony served in Company I, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in action on September 20, 1944, during Operation Market Garden while participating in the Waal River crossing, the heroic crossing that liberated Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He was one of the 49 paratroopers killed during the assault on German positions on the opposite bank. Pvt Bei is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.