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Personal info

Full name
SANTOS, Arnold Ferriera
Date of birth
26 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31291674
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 3 6

Immediate family

Members
Arnaldo F. Santos (father)
Mary Santos (mother)
Camille Santos (sister)
Hilda Santos (sister)
Dolores Santos (sister)
Joan Santos (sister)
Jaqueline Santos (sister)

More information

Pfc Arnold F. Santos attended high school for 1 year and was employed at J & P Coats.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 17 March 1943.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery