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MICA, Alois Joseph - Date of
birth
31 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37377931 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Stoumont, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Mica (father)
Josephine (Mana) Mica (mother)
Frank J. Mica (brother)
Lucille Mica (sister)
Josephine Mica (sister)
John P. Mica (brother)
Angela J. Mica (sister)
Charles Mica (brother)
Lydia Mica (sister)
Marie H. Mica (sister)
Joseph Mica (brother)
More information
Sgt Alois J. Mica enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 14 August 1942.He received the Purple Heart the first time for wounds suffered on 30 July 1944 in France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Karen Smith (grandniece), Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Medic Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Karen Smith, Ralph Peeters - St. Louis Post Dispatch 4 January 1945