Master Sergeant US Army Air Forces Unit – 511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, 9th US Air Force Birth place – Gustine, California Birth date – 01/03/1919 Death date – 12/04/1977 Father – Diogo José Macedo Mother – Mary Amélia Souza Macedo Son of father … Read more
Sergeant US Army Unit – Birth place – Massachusetts Birth date – 24/08/1912 Death date – 24/09/1983 Father – António de Silveira Mother – Maria Assumpção Silveira Son of Portuguese natives from Azores, Lionel Silveira was born in 24th of August, 1912 … Read more
Private First Class US Army Unit – Birth place – Lemoore/California Birth date – 23/10/1916 Death date – 10/07/1942 Father – José Rodrigues Gomes Mother – Mary Rafael Gomes Son of father native of Azores and portuguese-american mother, William … Read more
Private First Class US Army Unit – Company C, 806th Tank Destroyer Battalion Birth place – Rhode Island Birth date – 27/07/1921 Death date – 17/01/2000 Father – Luiz do Couto Furtado Mother – Maria Conceição Simas do Couto Furtado The eldest son of Azorean immigrants … Read more
Private First Class US Army Unit – 404th Engineering Div., C Battalion Birth place – Rhode Island Birth date – 07/01/1922 Death date – 08/04/2017 Father – Francisco José Rei Mother – Maria dos Anjos de Faria Rei Son of Portuguese nationals from São Miguel, … Read more
Private First Class US Army Unit – E-Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division Birth place – Fall River Birth date – 17/06/1921 Death date – 15/10/1998 Father – José Carvalho da Luz Mother – Maria Fratus Luz George was born in Fall River Massachusetts on … Read more
Corporal US Army Unit – G Company, 10th Mountain Div., 87th Infantry Regiment Birth place – Rhode Island Birth date – 27/01/1918 Death date – 22/04/2006 Father – Francisco José Rei Mother – Maria dos Anjos de Faria Rei Son of Portuguese nationals from São … Read more
Tech Sergeant US Army Unit – 623rd Light Equipment Engineer Company Birth place – Rhode Island Birth date – 29/01/1924 Death date – 25/02/2012 Father – Francisco José Rei Mother – Maria dos Anjos de Faria Rei The son of Portuguese nationals from … Read more
Sargent US Army Air Forces Unit – Birth place – Fall River, Mass. Birth date – 30/09/1919 Death date – 20/09/2002 Father – Herman Sousa Pacheco Mother – The Portuguese-descendant and Technical-Sargeant Herman Sousa Pacheco Jr. was a gunner … Read more
Staff Sargeant US Army Unit – 95th Bomb. Grp. Birth place – Rhode Island Birth date – 25/ 05/1924 Death date – 11/ 12/1943 Father – António Rodrigues Pereira Mother – Maria Graça Pereira A member of the United States Army Air Corps, … Read more
