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Personal info

Full name
BETANCOURT, Aurelio Joe
Date of birth
6 December 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32207423
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Clerval, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 17 39

Immediate family

Members
Joe Betancourt (father)
Mercedes Betancourt (mother)

More information

Pfc Aurelio J. Betancourt attended high school for two years and was a porter before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 5 February 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Dave Kerr, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Neil O'Connor