Name:
Manuel E. Arruda
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
31136508
Unit:
1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
G
Row:
9
Grave:
26
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Manuel E. Arruda entered the military service in Massachusetts. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 1st Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.