De Bella, Cosimo – ww2 Europe

Name and Rank, Private First Class Cosimo Debella.

Unit/Placed in, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division ”Lightning”.

Cosimo was born in 1911 in Chatam, Colombia County, New York.

Father, Joseph Debella.

Mother, Lucia Debella.

Both born in Italy (Sicily).

Brother, Salvatore Debella.

Wife, Genevieve Debella.

Sons, Joseph and John Debella.

Daughter, Alice Debella.

Cosimo entered the Service from Ft. Dix, New Jersey in April 3, 1944 with service number # 42113369.

Cosimo De Bella was a Private 1st Class/Soldier in the 310th Infantry Regiment.

Cosimo De Bella was KIA in Simmerath, Germany in the street fights with the Germans to concur the village on Dec. 23, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge. Marksman Ship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Cosimo is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle,

Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium.

Thanks to http://www.78thdivision.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com