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BOTELHO, Antone - Date of
birth
7 February 1908 -
Age
36 -
Place of birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31430547 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Gralingen, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dennis Botelho (father)
Mary (Medeiros) Botelho (mother)
Manuel Botelho (brother)
Mary Botelho (sister)
William Botelho (brother)
Georgiana Botelho (sister)
Angelina Botelho (sister)
Dennis Botelho (brother)
Joe Botelho (brother)
Frank Botelho (brother)
Louis Botelho (brother)
More information
Pvt Antone Botelho was employed at the Torpedo Station in Newport before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 17 January 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com – 1920 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Azevedo Family Tree / Massachusetts Birth Records, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, Daniel Sheehan Fall River Main Library - Fall River Herald News - 30 January 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Daniel Sheehan Fall River Main Library - Fall River Herald News - 30 January 1945