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PFC Alvin Alton Bielat
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PFC Alvin Alton Bielat Veteran

Birth
Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Death
16 Sep 1944 (aged 22)
Peleliu Island, Peleliu, Palau
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing
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Son of Mr. John and Frances (Zuchowski) Bielat, in 1940 they resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. Alvin's siblings included Chester and Leo.

Alvin served as a Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Alvin was declared "Missing In Action" while fighting on Peleliu Island during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 895691

No memorials could be found as of May 2020 for his brothers who also served in the military.
His brother, Chester Frank Bielat b. 3 Dec 1917, at Dunkirk, New York, Cert. No.: 100717; d. 5 Apr 1991, served in World War I and the Korean War:
Branch 1: Marines Enlisted 1: 18 Sep 1942, Discharged 1: 3 Dec 1945
Branch 2: Marines Enlisted 2: 03 Aug 1950, Discharged 2: 12 Jul 1951

His brother, Leo/Leon Joseph Bielat b. 4 Aug 1920 Dunkirk, New York, Cert. No.: 64372; d. 18 Feb 1975.
US ARMY, Enlisted: 28 Aug 1942, Discharged: 17 Oct 1945.
Leon Bielat m. 16 Jan 1947 at Buffalo, New York, Irene Derenda. Certificate Number: 797.
Son of Mr. John and Frances (Zuchowski) Bielat, in 1940 they resided in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. Alvin's siblings included Chester and Leo.

Alvin served as a Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
Alvin was declared "Missing In Action" while fighting on Peleliu Island during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 895691

No memorials could be found as of May 2020 for his brothers who also served in the military.
His brother, Chester Frank Bielat b. 3 Dec 1917, at Dunkirk, New York, Cert. No.: 100717; d. 5 Apr 1991, served in World War I and the Korean War:
Branch 1: Marines Enlisted 1: 18 Sep 1942, Discharged 1: 3 Dec 1945
Branch 2: Marines Enlisted 2: 03 Aug 1950, Discharged 2: 12 Jul 1951

His brother, Leo/Leon Joseph Bielat b. 4 Aug 1920 Dunkirk, New York, Cert. No.: 64372; d. 18 Feb 1975.
US ARMY, Enlisted: 28 Aug 1942, Discharged: 17 Oct 1945.
Leon Bielat m. 16 Jan 1947 at Buffalo, New York, Irene Derenda. Certificate Number: 797.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New York.



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  • Maintained by: Sue Downhill
  • 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/56751087/alvin_alton-bielat: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Alvin Alton Bielat (28 Feb 1922–16 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56751087, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by Sue Downhill (contributor 47347066).