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Personal info

Full name
CORDEIRO, Arthur Vincent
Date of birth
4 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31448653
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 March 1945
Place of death
Near Merzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 89

Immediate family

Members
Mary Cordeiro (wife)

More information

Pfc Arthur V. Cordeiro attended high school for one year and was employed at the Rhode Lane Dairy before he enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 24 July 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, www.findagrave.com - Michael Rocha, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery