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Personal info

Full name
FERNANDES, Alfred J
Date of birth
21 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Rhode Island
Hometown
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31447143
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John Fernandes (father)
Mary Fernandes (mother)
Manuel Fernandes (brother)
George Fernandes (brother)
Alice Fernandes (sister)
William Fernandes (brother)
Anthony Fernandes (brother)
Margaret Fernandes (sister)

More information

Pfc Alfred J. Fernandes enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 22 November 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Rhode Island, State Censuses, 1865-1935

Photo source: André Koch, https://privhr.org/