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Personal info

Full name
SOUZA, Albert
Date of birth
11 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31361981
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Koblenz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 4 16

Immediate family

Members
Manuel Souza (father)
Mary Souza (mother)
Robert Souza (brother)

More information

Pfc Albert Souza enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 15 June 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet