My Grandfather, a great man: Lawrence S Palmissano passed over 10 years ago. I was very close to him and he only spoke of WWII late in his life. From what I know he was captured by the Nazi Army in Italy and was sent to Stalag 7B and was a prisoner for 513 days. Below is some other info about him. If anyone knows anything about him or his service record, or anything about his regiment it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Field Title Value Meaning SERIAL NUMBER 36643248 36643248 NAME PALMISSANO LAWRENCE S PALMISSANO LAWRENCE S GRADE, ALPHA PVT Private GRADE CODE 8 Cadet, USMA or Chief Warrant Officer or Private or Apprentice, Seaman SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 23 23 DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 02 02 DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 4 1944 RACIAL GROUP CODE 1 WHITE STATE OF RESIDENCE 61 Illinois TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 110 Rifle PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0157 0157 PARENT UNIT TYPE 06 Group/Regiment/Commands/System AREA 98 North African Theatre: Italy LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 20 20 LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 07 07 LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 5 1945 SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official. STATUS 8 Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY CAMP 014 Stalag 7B Memmingen Bavaria 48-10 REP
According to the POW record you posted, he served with the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division. Based on the first Report Date of 23 Feb 1944, he was probably captured at Anzio during the German counteroffensive in early Feb 1944. Here are a few links that may be helpful: US 157th Infantry thread on WW2F.com www.45thdivision.org History of the 157th Infantry Regiment on WorldCat.org
PVT Lawrence S Palmissano belonged to H Company, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment. He is listed as MIA on 23 February 1944 in the Adjutant's Notebook. Screenshot is attached. He is third from the bottom. Dave
You are very welcome. If you don't have it, you should buy "The Rock of Anzio," Flint Whitlock's excellent history of the 45th. Dave