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Personal info

Full name
FONSECA, Clarence Gilbert
Date of birth
26 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
San Leandro, Alameda County, California
Hometown
San Leandro, Alameda County, California

Military service

Service number
39031288
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Leeheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 26 2

Immediate family

Members
Francisco Fonseca (father)
Mary (Miller) Fonseca (mother)
Edward Fonseca (brother)
Frank Fonseca Jr. (brother)
Joseph Fonseca (brother)
Helen Fonseca (sister)

More information

Pfc Clarence G. Fonseca attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 3 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Tangled Vines Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
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