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RODRIQUES, Frank - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31357457 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
165th Engineer Combat Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hornbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Luand Rodriques (father)
Maria Rodriques (sister)
Della Rodriques (sister)
Anesio Rodriques (brother)
John Rodriques (brother)
More information
Sgt Frank Rodriques enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 20 May 1943.He worked in the textile manufacturing before he enlisted.
A Company was billeted in a house in Hornbach, Germany. In late afternoon there was an explosion within the house killing 12 and wounding 8 others. A time delay bomb was strategically placed by the retreating Germans. Remains of 7 of those 12 deceased were recovered. 5 bodies remained in the rubble due to the mission of the Battalion. Lt Col Shilling had to give the order to cease attempts to recover the bodies and prepare to move out in accordance with his orders.
The remains of Sgt Rodriques was one of those who stayed in de rubble. His remains were recovered by a Graves Registration unit on 8 September 1948.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Andrew & Frank Tomasello, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten