2nd Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment Co. F Sept. 13th 1944 - Nov. 13th, 1944 Wounded in the Battle of the Huertgen Forrest. Lost the lower portion of his left leg due to a land mine.
I'm looking for informations about PFC Abel maques Jr.(26th Infantry Regiment Company E 1st Division) Purple heart medal and the Bronze Star Medal. Serial number 31289311 killed In Action in Normandy (30th July 1944). Time and date of burial 30 june 1948. US Britanny Cemetery of St James (France) Plot F Row 9 Grave 7. Abel Marques lived in Central Falls County of Providence, Rhode Island 1335 High Street. His father was called Abel Marques Sr and his mother's name was Palmira Marques. I'm writing the story of this heroe. If you have any information about him, please write me to frederic.besnier@sfr.fr Frederic Besnier (France)