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name
AVILLA, Manuel - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31454759 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Antone J. Avilla (father)
Rose (Borges) Avilla (mother)
Joseph S. Avilla (brother)
More information
Pfc Manuel Avilla enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 10 March 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 / Nalewaik Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman