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Personal info

Full name
JONCAS, Alexander Miles
Date of birth
16 January 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O1329596
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Near Honnef, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 17

Immediate family

Members
Alexander B. Joncas (father)
Lillian M. (Tomlin) Joncas (mother)
Frederick M. Joncas (brother)
Glennie M. (Yancey) Joncas (wife)
Constance L. Joncas (daughter)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Susan Linton - Alex Joncas (nephew), Valerie Arendell (niece), www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists / Gerri Joncas

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Alex Joncas (nephew), Valerie Arendell (niece)