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Personal info

Full name
ABRIL, Mike E "Miguel"
Date of birth
29 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
Hometown
Merced County, California

Military service

Service number
39421405
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 3 16

Immediate family

Members
Jose M. Abril (father)
Martha (Encinas) Abril (mother)
Francisco E. Abril (brother)
Raul E. Abril (brother)
Ricardo Abril (brother)
Isiandro abril (brother)
Gilberto Abril (brother)

More information

Mike E. Abril worked on a farm.

He enlisted in Sacramento, California on 12 January 1944.

The exact date when he was reported wounded in action and the location where he died, is not known.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ozarks102id.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Merced Sun Star - 22 March 1945