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Personal info

Full name
MAFFIA, Victor Emmanuel
Date of birth
28 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Hometown
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39477219
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Steve Maffia (father)
Givanna Maffia (mother)
Armond P. Maffia (brother)
Betty M. (Heroux) Maffia (wife)
Victor E. Maffia (son)

More information

Pvt Victor E. Maffia attended Mount Angel High School and was a truck driver for the Portland Auto Delivery before he enlisted in Fort Lewis, Washington on 6 June 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, J. Dovermann-Leijendeckers, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.myheritage.nl - The Oregon Statesman, newspaper article, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, newspaper article