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Personal info

Full name
SILVIA, John
Date of birth
7 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
São Miguel, Portugal
Hometown
Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31447129
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Putscheid-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 3 16

Immediate family

Members
Manuel F. Silvia Sr. (father)
Mary M. Silvia (mother)
Manuel F. Silvia Jr. (brother)
Mary M. Silva (sister)
Anna B. (Gomes) Silvia (wife)
John Silvia (son)
Elisabeth Silvia (daughter)
Laura Silvia (daughter)
Flora Silvia (daughter)

More information

Pfc John Silvia enlisted in Provdence, Rhode Island on 22 November 1943.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem