Name:
Frank Gnazzo
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
32986294
Unit:
121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
New York
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Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Frank Gnazzo served in the 121st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, as a Technician 5th Grade during World War II.
His unit arrived in the UK in February 1944 and entered France on June 30. The squadron guarded the VIII Corps flank during the Normandy campaign, fought across the Ay River, advanced through Avranches into Brittany, reached Rennes by early August, then moved east with XV Corps toward Laval and Le Mans. Later attached to the XII Corps, the unit advanced toward Frambois and operated around the Forêt de Parroy in October 1944.
T5 Gnazzo was Killed in Action during the liberation of Mouacourt, France. Currently, we don't have details about his death date and burial location.