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Personal info

Full name
CABRAL, Albert
Date of birth
14 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31213882
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Rhine, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 4 11

Immediate family

Members
Abel M. Cabral (father)
Mary Cabral (mother)
Mary Cabral (sister)
Antonio Cabral (brother)
Doris E. (Loerke) Cabral (wife)
Caron Cabral (daughter)

More information

Cpl Albert Cabral attended Ludlow High School and worked at Westinghouse before he enlisted in 1942. His hobby was playing the guitar and singing country/western songs.

He was killed in action by mortar fire.

Source of information: Roberta Cyr "Remembering World War II", Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cabral Family Tree

Photo source: Roberta Cyr "Remembering World War II", Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com