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Circumstances of his death from IDPF page 40:

The bodies of two Americans were found near NEDERWEERT, (Holland 3, E50). One of them was Joseph ROBERTIELLO, 32249407, reburied in MARGRATEN KKK-12-282. The second body (T-2319) was buried in MARGRATEN KKK-12-283 as X-1913.

Joseph ROBERTIELLO was with Pvt Sam CATHEY when they went on a patrol, on 22 October 1944, near KREIJEL(?) Holland, and were separated from the rest of the patrol by enemy fire. They were both believed to have been evacuated by German medics. (See extract from 201 file for CATHEY)

No markings were found on X-1913's clothes. No personal effects. Teeth chart for X-1913 shows upper teeth #1 (right) and #1, 2 and 3 (left) fallen off. All other teeth are present and in perfect condition, no fillings apparent.

Teeth chart for Pvt. Sam CATHEY taken on 13 Feb. 1942 also shows all teeth in perfect condition.

Statement  from witness T4 Spirito from IDPF:

Witness T/4 SPIRITO, a member of patrol in which was also Pvt. CATHEY, saw twelve enemy move up to position Pvt. CATHEY was in, and german medics remove two members of the patrol. Witness was unable to identify men removed. Due to intensity of fire it is believed Pvt. CATHEY was killed in action. With knowledge that three of the five men missing in action in that particular encounter with the enemy have been officially accounted for, the conclusion that Pvt. CATHEY was killed in action seems to bear out, with the fifth member of the patrol, Pvt. Joseph ROBERTIELLO, 32219407, as having met the same fate. This would account tend to account for both unidentified men removed by the german medics.

Statement of civilian G. Willikens Hoeve G 15 Nederweert, Holland from IDPF:

I left my home in Sept 1944 and went to Weert, Holland where I stayed until the 22 December 44. When I returned to my home at Hoeve G 15 Nederweert, I saw two graves about 50 yards east of my home. A Dutch soldier told me that they were the graves of two Americans. He also told me that the Dutch Red Cross of Weert, Holland made the graves on the 1st of Dec 1944. I did not know the names of the two soldiers buried there.