Name:
Domenic E. Padula
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
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Unit:
47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-30
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Saint Joseph's Cemetery, West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
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Domenic E. Padula was born on October 5, 1917, in Kent County, Rhode Island. He served in the 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 30, 1944, during the liberation of Greville-Hauge in France. SSgt Padula was initially buried in the temporary cemetery at Sainte-Mère-Église, a key location in the Normandy invasion. His remains were later moved to Saint Joseph's Cemetery in West Warwick, Rhode Island.