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Personal info

Full name
OLIVEIRA, James
Date of birth
unknown
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31224821
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wardin, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 11

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Oliveira (father)
Maria Oliveira (mother)
Zira Oliveira (sister)
Hilda Oliveira (sister)

More information

Pfc James Oliveira was employed at Fiske Mill before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 October 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 / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery