Thomas J. Dellaca
NAME: Thomas J. Dellaca
ASN: 16162441
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 1925
DATES OF SERVICE: 18 Feb 1943 to
UNIT ASSIGNED: 1st Platoon, C Company, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
CAMPAIGNS: Southern France
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
18 Feb 1943 - Enlisted in Peoria, IL - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 16162441 | 16162441 |
| NAME | DELLACA#THOMAS#J######## | DELLACA#THOMAS#J######## |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 61 | ILLINOIS |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 143 | PEORIA |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 6167 | PEORIA ILLINOIS |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 18 | 18 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 02 | 02 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 43 | 43 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | ### | Undefined Code |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| EDUC. SPEC. | ## | ## |
| DEFER. DATE MONTH | 00 | 00 |
| DEFER. DATE YEAR | 03 | 03 |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 61 | ILLINOIS |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 25 | 25 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 2 | 2 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 602 | Semiskilled occupations in production of bakery products, n.e.c. |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 3 | Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status) |
| BOX NUMBER | 0228 | 0228 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.85# | 2.85# |
15 Aug 1944 - Pvt. Thomas J. Dellaca 1st PLT, C CO 509th PIB in Southern France page 50, 51 in book First Airborne Task Force by Michel De Trez
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