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RIVERA, Domingo - Date of
birth
24 August 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Puerto Rico -
Hometown
Bergen County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32189782 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Michamps, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 70 |
Immediate family
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Members
Domingo Rivera (father)
Salvador A. Rivera (brother)
More information
T/5 Domingo Rivera enlisted in Fort Dix, New Jersey on 9 January 1942.He attended high school for 4 years and was a sales clerk 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: Peter Schouteten