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Personal info

Full name
SILVA, Matias J
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
California
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39593683
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Near Schwanheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 24

Immediate family

Members
Juan Silva (father)
Jessie Silva (mother)
Manuel Silva (brother)
Simon Silva (brother)
Barbara Silva (sister)
Mary Silva (sister)
Joe Silva (brother)
Raymond Silva (brother)
Eloise F. Silva (wife)

More information

Pfc Matias J. Silva attended high school for 4 years and was a machinist before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 15 July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
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