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Personal info

Full name
DEMARS, Alphonse Alfred
Date of birth
31 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31188691
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 August 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 20 42

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Demars (father)
Bernadette M. (Leboeuf) Demars (mother)
Roland Demars (brother)
Norman E. Demars (brother)
Muriel C. Demars (sister)
Lucille Demars (sister)
Cecile Demars (sister)
Janet Demars (sister)
Lorriane Demars (sister)

More information

Pfc Alphonse A. Demars was a sales clerk before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 12 November 1942.

His brother, Pvt Norman E. Demars is buried next to him.

Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Nicole Leibrecht Gros / Rich Fullam