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MORAN, Alexander - Date of
birth
3 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39138713 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Marainviller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph E. Moran (father)
Soledad (RioFrio) Moran (mother)
Carmen Moran (sister)
Antonio Moran (brother)
Esther Moran (sister)
Lupe A. Moran (sister)
Solidad Moran (sister)
More information
Pvt Alexander Moran attended high school for three years before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 17 August 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his face.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Lupe Gentry, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Navarrette RioFrio Family Tree / 1930 Census, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy