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WOOD, Alfred Elmer Jr - Date of
birth
29 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32916777 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
272nd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Dahlem, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred E. Wood Sr. (father)
Marion Wood (mother)
Sibyl Wood (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Alfred E. Wood Jr. was a clerk before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 21 April 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment
Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://www.69th-infantry-division.com/histories/272.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet