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SINCLAIR, Alexander Jr - Date of
birth
29 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Dundee City, Scotland -
Hometown
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31462283 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 February 1945 - Place of
death
Sellerich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alexander Sinclair (father)
Mary M. Sinclair (mother)
Mary Sinclair (sister)
Lois (Freedman) Sinclair (wife)
Pamela S. Sinclair (daughter)
More information
Pvt Alexander Sinclair Jr. worked by the Package Machine Company before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 7 April 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Springfield Evening Union 20 February 1942