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Personal info

Full name
FARIA, Manuel
Date of birth
26 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York
Hometown
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31304065
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 9 15

Immediate family

Members
John Faria (father)
Augustine Faria (brother)
Julia Faria (sister)

More information

Pfc Manuel Faria graduated from Normandin Junior High School and spent one year at New Bedford High School. He was employed as an usher at the Rialto Theater before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 March 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - The Standard-Times - 13 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.newspapers.com - The Standard-Times - 13 March 1945