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Personal info

Full name
SILVA, James Anthony
Date of birth
6 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California
Hometown
San José, Santa Clara County, California

Military service

Service number
39104609
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
191st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bruyères, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 10 71

Immediate family

Members
John A. Silva (father)
Mary A. Silva (mother)
Josephine E. Silva (sister)
Mercedes M. Silva (sister)
Albert M. Silva (brother)
John C. Silva (brother)
Bernard M. Silva (brother)
Carmelita M. Silva (sister)
Bernadetta A. Silva (sister)

More information

Pvt James A. Silva attended college and was a mechanic, employed by the Weber Key Works before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 14 September 1942.

He is killed in action by a booby trap.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WW2 Hospital Admission Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy