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KACERAUKAS, Alfred Fredrick - Date of
birth
20 March 1923 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31461918 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Armored Infantry Battalion,
13th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 8 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Kaceraukas (father)
Barbara (Ruginis) Kaceraukas (mother)
Charles Kaceraukas (brother)
Josephine Kaceraukas (sister)
Frank Kaceraukas (brother)
More information
Pfc Alfred F. Kaceraukas' parents were immigrants from Lithuania.He graduated from Lexington High School in 1941 and was employed as a welder at the Boston Navy Yard, before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 6 April 1944. He was overseas for about a month when he was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card, www.newspaperarchive.com - Lowell Sun - 30 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.e-yearbook.com - Lexington High School Yearbook 1941