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RAPOSA, Joseph Martin Jr - Date of
birth
20 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31244829 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
19th Tank Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph C. Raposa (father)
Lillian A. (Correira) Raposa (mother)
Antone C. Raposa (brother)
Georgiana Raposa (sister)
Agnes C. Raposa (sister)
Lillian C. Raposa (sister)
Alfred C. Raposa (brother)
James Raposa (brother)
Edward Raposa (brother)
Arthur C. Raposa (brother)
Hilda Raposa (sister)
Ernest Raposa (brother)
William C. Raposa (brother)
More information
Cpl Joseph M. Raposa Jr. enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 18 November 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
Photo source: Peter Schouteten