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Personal info

Full name
CAPRARA, Alfred Joseph Sr "Joe"
Date of birth
10 December 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
Hometown
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34973052
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Rohrwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 37 2

Immediate family

Members
Nazzarrana Caprara (father)
Michilina Caprara (mother)
Louis J. Caprara (brother)
Anthony P. Caprara (brother)
Daisy L. (Nork) Caprara (wife)
Dorothy L. Caprara (daughter)
Alfred J. Caprara (son)

More information

Pfc Alfred J. Caprara Sr. worked at the Naval Air Station before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 22 March 1944. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.newspapers.com - Pensacola News Journal 15 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - April Dickerson / Bolson Shephard