Papale Emilio Joseph

Monuments

Waal River Crossing Memorial - 82nd Airborne Division

Name:

Emilio Joseph Papale

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

Unit:

504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1944-09-22

State:

Connecticut

Cemetery:

Saint Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Emilio Joseph Papale was born on January 20, 1944, in East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. He served in Company B, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private First Class, during World War II. He died on September 22, 1944, in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, as a result of action at the Waal River on September 20, 1944.

Note from findagrave: In researching, there are three possible death day - September 20, 22, or 24th are various indications.

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