Louis D'Amato

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 02/07/1945

Louis D'Amato was born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on August 30, 1919.

He was drafted into the Army on May 16, 1944 at Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York. His home of residence was listed
as Brooklyn, Kings County, New York and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Filers,
Grinders, Buffers, and Polishers of Metal. He had completed three years of High School
and was married. His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company A from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 24, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on December 5, 1944.

Private First Class D'Amato was wounded in action near Brandscheid, Germany on February 6, 1945,
during the advance toward the city of Prüm, and died the next day from those wounds on February 7, 1945.

Decorations of Louis D'Amato

Louis D'Amato was originally buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and his remains were later returned to the
United States where he was interred in New York on April 13, 1949.

Burial:
Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale
Suffolk County
New York, USA
Plot: J, 14717

Grave marker for Louis D'Amato

Photo by GLENN from the Find A Grave website

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