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PVT Michael Macera

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PVT Michael Macera

Birth
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
1 Sep 1944 (aged 23)
Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot
Plot D Row 20 Grave 47
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Family was notified of his death on 10/8/1944.

Private Macera
Private Macera lost his life while fighting in France early this month, according to a war department telegram received by his parents.

A native of Cranston, he moved to Johnston with his family as a child and attended public school there. At the time he was inducted, Nov. 17, 1941, he was working with his father on their farm. After training with an armored unit he went overseas in October 1942, and saw service in the North African and Sicily campaigns before participating in the Normandy invasion.

Besides his parents, he leaves four brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Pasco and Ralph of Cranston, Vito of East Greenwich, and Anthony at home. The sisters are Mrs. Evelyn Altrui of Cranston, Mrs Margaret Mulhearn of West warwick. Mrs Mary Lepore wife of Lt. Armondo Lepore, who is serving with the Medical Corps in New Guinea, and Angela and louise, all of Johnston.

Punlished in the Providence Journal
Family was notified of his death on 10/8/1944.

Private Macera
Private Macera lost his life while fighting in France early this month, according to a war department telegram received by his parents.

A native of Cranston, he moved to Johnston with his family as a child and attended public school there. At the time he was inducted, Nov. 17, 1941, he was working with his father on their farm. After training with an armored unit he went overseas in October 1942, and saw service in the North African and Sicily campaigns before participating in the Normandy invasion.

Besides his parents, he leaves four brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Pasco and Ralph of Cranston, Vito of East Greenwich, and Anthony at home. The sisters are Mrs. Evelyn Altrui of Cranston, Mrs Margaret Mulhearn of West warwick. Mrs Mary Lepore wife of Lt. Armondo Lepore, who is serving with the Medical Corps in New Guinea, and Angela and louise, all of Johnston.

Punlished in the Providence Journal

Inscription

MICHAEL MACERA
PFC 41 INF 2 ARMD DIV
RHODE ISLAND SEP 1, 1944

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Entered the service from Iowa.

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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56647138/michael-macera: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Michael Macera (15 Apr 1921–1 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56647138, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).