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Pvt Joseph M Livio

134th Infantry Regiment - Company E

Joseph Maurice Livio, son of Tito "Charles" and Rose (Fera) Livio, was born April 5, 1919 in Buffalo, New York. He enlisted in the New York National Guard, Battery B, 209th Coast Guard Artillery September 30, 1940 and was inducted into the Army February 10, 1941 at Buffalo, New York. He joined Company E, 134th Infantry Regiment from the 14th Replacement Depot on December 24, 1944 when the unit was in Metz, France and served as a machine gunner. Pvt Joseph M Livio was initially reported missing January 6, 1945 while protecting the high ground East of Sainlez, Belgium when the unit was forced to withdraw. He was later confirmed killed in action by small arms fire January 13, 1945 while attempting to take high ground in the vicinity of Lutrebois, Belgium. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheektowaga, New York.