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Alva, Fidel
Alva, Fidel
Date of birth:
April 25th, 1925
Date of death:
September 18th, 1944 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
Service number:
35 294 200
Nationality:
American
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Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Awarded on:
1944
Awarded for:
Operation Market Garden
Killed in action during the battle for the Maas-Waalbridge over the Maas-Waal channel in Nijmegen.
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Pvt. Fidel Alva
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