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Personal info

Full name
PEREIRA, Joseph F Jr
Date of birth
2 December 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
T-136579
Rank
Flight Officer
Function
unknown
Unit
574th Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
8 June 1945
Place of death
4 miles north of Birkenfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 4 16

Immediate family

Members
Joseph F. Pereira (father)
Cecelia Pereira (mother)
Lillian Pereira (sister)
Ethel Pereira (sister)
George Pereira (brother)
Mildred Pereira (sister)
Edna Pereira (sister)
Charles Pereira (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
43-22600
Data
Type: A-26C

More information

F/O Joseph F. Pereira Jr. attended Temple University and was an inspector in public service

He volunteered for the U.S. Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 November 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 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1940 Census, https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=105465
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Temple University Yearbook 1944