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
Staff Sargeant US Army Unit – 2nd Bomb. Grp Birth place – Dartmouth Birth date – 1923 Death date – Father – Mother – On August 3, 1944, on a mission to attack a factory manufacturing materials for V-2 rockets in … Read more
San Miguel (Portugal) Captain: António Dionísio Type: Mixed Steamer Tonnage: Owner: Companhia da Navegação Carregadores Açoreanos Homeport: Built: England On July 19, 1942, at 5.30 pm, the Portuguese steamer San Miguel, en route to the USA, was ordered to stop by U-332, … Read more
Civilian living in Belgium Birth place – Tournai, Bélgica Birth date – 20/01/1925 Death date – Father – Joaquim Balbino Mother – Jorge Balbino was arrested by the Belgian authorities on December 2, 1945, accused of collaborating with the Germans, but … Read more
Master-Sargeant US Army Unit – Birth place – New Bedford Birth date – 19/ 02/1923 Death date – 06/ 12/2002 Father – John Braz Mother – Born on February 19, 1923 in New Bedford, son of Portuguese parents, Armindo Braz was a Master Sargeant … Read more
Sargento-Mor US Army Unit – Birth place – Arizona Birth date – 1926 Death date – 13/ 05/1988 Father – Joaquim de Moura Mother – Filomena de Moura Born in 1926 in the state of Arizona, son of Portuguese parents, Theodore Moura enlisted in … Read more
NRP Lima (Portugal) Captain: Capitão-tenente Sarmento Rodrigues Type: Destroyer Tonnage: 1563 Gt Owner: Portuguese Navy Homeport: Lisboa Built: Yarrow, England (1933) NRP Pedro Nunes (Portugal) Captain: Capitão-de-Fragata Artur Paulo Correia Monteiro Type: Sloop Tonnage: 1217 Gt Owner: Portuguese Navy Homeport: Lisbon Built: Navy … Read more
Ship – Evanthia (Greece) Birth place – Birth date – Death date – Father – Mother – António Vicente was a crew member of the Greek ship Evanthia, sunk in the Mozambique Channel on November 28, 1942. In … Read more
Civilian living in the UK Birth place – Vera Cruz, Aveiro Birth date – 15/04/1902 Death date – 29/04/2002 Father –Adriano Luís de Oliveira Pessa Mother – Maria Betânia Catela de Miranda Pinto Fernando Pessa was the most popular broadcaster … Read more
Powered by RedCircle A naval air battle that led to the death of seven German airmen; a lighthouse keeper who spied the movement of Allied ships on the Atlantic; a bumpy landing of an American plane and its transport to … Read more
