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| Troops from the 4th Infantry Division approach Avranches where Sgt. Louis Miori was killed on August 1, 1944. https://www.abmc.gov/multimedia/images/american-soldiers-avranches http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?f=338&t=3918&start=560 |
Louis Miori never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on December 23, 1917 in Seattle. His parents Sarafina and Filima were both born in Italian speaking Austria. His father worked as a street laborer. He died in 1931. Louis had an older sister and two younger brothers.
He enlisted in the army in 1942. He became a staff sergeant in Company H, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division (Nicknamed "Ivy Division"). The 4th ID arrived in England in January 1944. Sgt. Miori landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. Over the next three weeks he fought through Normandy until the important port of Cherbourg was captured. He saw many comrades fall. The 4th ID had 5,450 casualties including 800 killed during this time.
In July Sgt. Miori fought through the hedgerows of Normandy as part of Operation Cobra. By the end of the month the 4th ID had reached Avranches. Sgt. Miori was killed the next day on August 1, 1944.
His grave is at Calvary Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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Per Joe Irvine from the WWII Pictures Facebook group: "Based on 12th Infantry history, the 12th fought to take the town of Villedieu-les-Poêles south of Percy on the 1st of Aug 1944. This is likely the location where SSgt Miori was KIA."
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