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Alexander, Boyd A.

    Date of death:
    September 17th, 1944 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
    Buried on:
    Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
    Plot: M. Row: 14. Grave: 7.
    Nationality:
    American

    Biography

    Boyd E. Alexander was killed in action during the first attack on the Waalbridge in Nijmegen on September 17th, 1944. According to his gravemarker he was killed on September 20th, 1944.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    2nd Lieutenant
    Unit:
    1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
    Awarded for:
    Operation Market Garden
    Purple Heart

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