Name: John J. Cangiano

Service number: 13189251

Born: March 23rd 1926, Rome, New York

Hometown: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Family: 

Antonio Cangiano (father)

Santa Cangiano (mother)

Theresa Cangiano (sister)

Mary Cangiano (sister)

Vincent Cangiano (brother)

Antoinette Cangiano (sister)

Carmen Cangiano (brother)

Susie M. Cangiano (sister)

Rank: Private First Class

Company: 3234th Ordnance Depot Company

Enlistment: April 3rd 1944, New Cumberland
 

Status: DNB/MIA

Date of death: May 21, 1945

Place of death: Germany

Grave Number: Walls of the Missing

Cemetery: American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle

Other information: John entered service on April 3rd 1944. He was in Germany as a member of the 3234nd Ordnance Depot Unit. The 3234nd Ordnance depot was in Germany from May 2nd 1945 until July 4th 1945. 

John and another soldier, John Fitzpatrick, where the only 2 casualties during their European Campaigns.
They were crossing the Rhine river in a small boat that collapsed and they drowned.

Mail from Vincent Lamorella, a good friend and neighbour of John:

 Hi Kristof,

 My name is Vincent Lamorella and I am 83 years old. I grew up with John Cangiano during the Depression years of 1931 until he went to the army in 1940s. During our growing up years we played together and did things like peeling lima beans at the farmers market and digging scrap iron at a wrecked auto lot, so we could have enough money to go see cowboy movies. We called John the nickname "DILLY" and he was about 4 years older than the rest of us kids. He was always smiling and helped us ride bycicles and ride sleds in the winter.