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Personal info

Full name
MAES, Arthur
Date of birth
18 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
New Mexico
Hometown
Torrance County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38580727
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Holzheim-Neuss, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 11 3

Immediate family

Members
Alejandro Maes (father)
Jesusita Maes (mother)
Tibidad Maes (brother)
Nicolas Maes (brother)
Telesfora Maes (sister)
Francisca Maes (sister)
Carlos Maes (brother)
Romelia Maes (sister)
Roguel Maes (sister)
Leandro Maes (brother)

More information

Pfc Arthur Maes was a farmer before he enlisted in Estancia, New Mexico on 15 May 1944. He was sent overseas in November.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico State Library Santa Fe

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, New Mexico State Library Santa Fe