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Personal info

Full name
CORREIRA, Joseph J Jr
Date of birth
17 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Catholic

Military service

Service number
31470460
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 21 16

Immediate family

Members
Joseph J. Correira (father)
Maria (Santi) Correira (mother)
Antonio Correira (brother)
Mary Correira (sister)
Amelia Correira (sister)
Elvira Correira (sister)
Mary Correira (sister)
Elsie Correira (sister)
Irene Correira (sister)
Manuel Correira (brother)
John Correira (brother)
George Correira (brother)
Maria E. Correira (wife)
Josephine Correira (daughter)
Beverly Correira (daughter)
Geraldine Correira (daughter)

More information

Pvt Joseph J. Correira Jr. enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 15 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936-2007 / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S., Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.fold3.com - Patricia Walsh