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SILVA, Ernesto D - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31237487 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Manuel C. Silva (father)
Conceicao Silva (mother)
Dolores Silva (sister)
More information
Pvt Ernesto D. Silva enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 1 December 1942.He worked in fabrication of textile products before he enlisted.
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