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Birth:          8 Sep 1913 N.J.
Death:          16 Feb 1945 Germany
Cause of Death: killed in action WW2
Burial:         Beverly Nat'l Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington Co., N.J.

Notes
1920 in Winslow Twp., Camden Co., N.J.
findagrave
US Nat'l Cemetery Interment Control Form on ancestry, remains returned from 
Margraten Aachen, Holland, WW2 Repatriation, WW2 Army Engineers
http://www.dvrbs.com/ccwd-ww2/WW2-SamRodio.htm
Samuel Rodio

Technician 5th Class, U.S. Army

42107011

291st Field Artillery Observation Battalion

Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: February 18, 1945
Buried at: Plot G70
                  Beverly National Cemetery
                  Beverly NJ
Awards: Purple Heart
TECHNICIAN FIFTH CLASS SAMUEL RODIO was originally from Winslow Township 
NJ. Born in 1913 and familiarly known as "Taxi", he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Rodio, of Winslow. He was working for the DuPont Cable Company in South River NJ, 
and was living with his wife in nearby Sayreville when the Army called on March 18, 
1944. He shipped out to Europe in September of 1944 and was assigned to an artillery 
unit.

Samuel Rodio was killed in action on February 18, 1945 in Germany at the age of 31, 
while serving with the Signal Corps. He was survived by his wife Mildred, of Sayreville 
NJ, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rodio of Winslow Township NJ. He also was 
survived by his brothers John, who was serving in the Marine Corps, Leon, who was in 
the Navy, Anthony, and Joseph, and sisters Anna, Nickie, Marjorie, Louise, and 
Angelina. His death was reported in the February 28, 1945 edition of the Camden 
Courier-Post.

Samuel Rodio was brought home in April of 1949, and he was buried in Beverly 
National Cemetery in Beverly NJ on April 22, 1949.

Parents
RODIA [CHG TO RODIO] John (6 Sep 1887 - 21 Oct 1949)
PERNA Rosa (Rosina) (20 Nov 1888 - 29 Nov 1960)

Siblings
RODIO Angelina (1910 - 25 Oct 1993)
RODIO Samuel (8 Sep 1913 - 16 Feb 1945)
RODIO Antonio (Anthony) (13 Jun 1915 - 16 Mar 1997)
RODIO Louise Jean (7 Jun 1917 - 19 Nov 1995)
RODIO Joseph Anthony (9 Oct 1919 - 23 Dec 1991)
RODIO John Anthony (Anthony) (30 May 1921 - 16 Jan 1982)
RODIO Margaret Grace (12 Feb 1922 - 3 Aug 2000)
RODIO Leon (13 Feb 1926 - 22 Mar 1997)
RODIO Anna Caroline (29 Jan 1928 - 14 May 1992)
RODIO Nicolina (1931 - 29 Apr 2016)

Marriage To ----- Mildred ()
    m.  

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