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MASSAR, Baptist J - Date of
birth
19 November 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Orleans County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32031083 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1946 - Place of
death
Hitdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Jacamo Massar (father)
Louise (Buscanti) Massar (mother)
Joseph Massar (brother)
Isabelle M. Massar (sister)
Mary Massar (sister)
Catherine C. Massar (sister)
More information
Pvt Baptist J. Massar enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 6 February 1941.
Source of information: Massar family, Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Massar family