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BONCADA, Manuel Alves - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Portugal -
Hometown
Iselin, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42100600 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Morhet, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 35 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anibal Boncada (father)
Virgil A. Boncada (brother)
More information
Pvt Manuel A. Boncada enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 20 November 1943.He worked in the manufacture of miscellaneous products before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Virgil Boncada, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com
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