Mr. Alvin E Nunes a native of Gustine died of natural causes Oct 28 at Livermore Veterans’ Hospital at the age of 66.
   Mr. Nunes was a resident of Tracy at his death. He worked as a brakeman for Southern Pacific Railroad in Tracy for 23 years Mr. Nunes lived most of his life in Newman graduating from the Newman High School class of 1936 .He moved from Newman to Tracy in I960.
   Because of his activities during World War II he received the Purple Heart.
   He is survived by his wife Lena and sister Mrs. Deolinda Steward of Tracy.
   Services were held Tuesday Nov 1 at Evans Krieger Funeral Chapel in Newman He was buried at Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman.

The Gustine Standard, Gustine, CA, 03 Nov 1983, Thu, Page 10]

Alvin E. Nunes

   Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the Evans-Krieger Funeral Chapel in Newman for Alvin E Nunes 66 who died Friday in a Livermore hospital after a long illness.  Burial was in Hills Ferry Cemetery.

 A native of Gustine Mr. Nunes graduated from Orestimba High School in 1936. He had lived most of his life in Newman and was a brakeman for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
   He was an Army Veteran of World War II and the recipient of a Purple Heart.
   He leaves his widow Lena Nunes of Tracy and a sister Deolinda Steward of Tracy.

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Grave marker for Alvin E. Nunes in Plot G5, L2, B9, CA, Hills Ferry Cemetery, Newman (Stanislaus county), California.

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Alvin registered for the draft in Newman (Stanislaus), CA on 16 October 1940 and was inducted into the Army on 16 February 1942.

Alvin served in the 504th PIR during the war but was transferred to the 508th in late 1945.

His service life was chronicled in his hometown newspaper, click on 1942, in the navigation bar.