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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EDWARD
J. GABRIELE was born June 27, 1924 in Woodlynne New Jersey to Rocco and
Jenny (nee Palmero) Gabriele. Known to friends and family as Eddie, he
was the youngest of ten children. The Gabriele family lived at 156
Cooper Street in Woodlynne NJ. Eddie Gabriele was 18 years old when he
was inducted into the United States Army on March 1 1943. After
training with the 106th Infantry Division at Fort Jackson SC, the
Tennessee Maneuvers, and Camp Atterbury IN, Private Gabriele was sent to
the Fort Meade MD Replacement Depot in the late spring of 1944. He was
subsequently sent overseas, initially to the 48th Replacement Depot,
and, on July 10, 1944 to Company K of the 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th
Infantry Division as an infantry replacement. Private
Edward J. Gabriele was killed in action
on August 8, 1944. He was survived by his parents, brothers, and
sisters. |
