Andrew L. Bianco

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 12/03/1944

Andrew Lawrence Bianco was born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on March 13, 1919.

He was drafted into the Army on June 18, 1943 at New York City, New York. He listed his home of residence
as Kings County, New York, and his civilian occupation as Semiskilled Construction Occupations.
He had completed two years of High School and was married. His religion was listed as Catholic.

Private Bianco was killed in action in Germany, on December 3, 1944, the last day of the
22nd Infantry's particpation in the Battle of the Hürtgern Forest, just as the Regiment was being relieved.

He was originally buried in the Henri-Chapelle temporary cemetery in Block PP Row 2 Grave 23,
and was moved to the permanent Henri-Chapelle cemetery in the 1947-1949 time frame,
when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liege, Belgium
Plot A Row 3 Grave 15

Grave marker for Andrew L. Bianco

Photo by Des Philippet from the Find A Grave website

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