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Personal info

Full name
RAPOZA, Charles
Date of birth
20 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31387690
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Holtzwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 33 59

Immediate family

Members
Louis Rapoza (father)
Mary T. Rapoza (mother)
Mary Rapoza (sister)
Madeline Rapoza (sister)
Emily Rapoza (sister)
Cotilda Rapoza (sister)
Rose Rapoza (sister)

More information

Sgt Charles Rapoza attended high school for one year and was employed by the Carr Mfg. Co.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 2 September 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire to the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy