Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
AMARAL, Manuel
Date of birth
16 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31227365
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 42 39

Immediate family

Members
Niguel Amaral (father)
Alexandria Amaral (mother)
Mary Amaral (sister)
Alice Amaral (sister)

More information

Pfc Manuel Amaral enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 27 October 1942. He worked in a textile factory before he enlisted.

The remains of Pfc Amaral were found in Vossenack and initially registered as Unknown X-5621. He was evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery and could be idnetified at the research facilities.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton, WWII Draft Cards, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - Dorothy & Anthony Vigna