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RIVERA, Herbert - Date of
birth
20 June 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Puerto Rico -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42180262 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Rührdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Sotero Rivera (father)
Rosa Maria (Maldonado) Rivera (mother)
More information
Pvt Herbert Rivera attended Seward Park High School for four years.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Cards, Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Marty Kane, Seward Park High School Alumni Association - courtesy of Bart van der Sterren