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Personal info

Full name
CARDOZA, George Lawrence
Date of birth
25 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31309689
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Immendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 12 15

Immediate family

Members
George A. Cardoza (father)
Helen Cardoza (mother)
Helen Cardoza (sister)
Martha Cardoza (sister)

More information

Pfc George L. Cardoza was a waiter before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 9 April 1943.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as a Battalion

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA

Photo source: C.J.H. Mijnes-Gijzen, Taunton High School, 1942