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Personal info

Full name
GOVAYA, Arthur Peter
Date of birth
29 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31234307
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 12 62

Immediate family

Members
Jesse Govaya (father)
Lydia Govaya (sister)

More information

Pfc Arthur P. Govaya enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial - Ozark Researcher, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet