Py Alfred Felix, Jr.

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Alfred Felix, Jr. Py is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Pfc Theodore Mister Monument -38th Infantry

Name:

Alfred Felix, Jr. Py

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

0-1302879

Unit:

38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-06-13

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Alfred Felix Py Jr. was born on October 2, 1918, in New York, New York County, New York. He was the son of Alfred Py Sr. and Jeanne Blanche Bretagne Py. He enlisted in the service on January 10, 1941.

Alfred served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Second Lieutenant and a Platoon Leader during World War II. 2Lt Py was Killed in Action on June 13, 1944, during the Battle of the Moulin des Rondelles in France. He was buried at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, and was awarded the Purple Heart.