Willie De Souza
Civilian. Brazilian
Born | 20 Jan 1894 | | Bedford, VA |
Died | 9 Jan 1948 | (53) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Roster information listed for Willie De Souza
| Ship | Type | Rank / role | Attacked on | Boat |
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| CayrĂș | Steam merchant | Passenger | 9 Mar 1942 | U-94 |
Personal information
Daughter of William Robert and Pike English Saunders; sister of Richard Saunders, of Bedford, VA; wife of Francisco Xavier de Souza, of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Willie de Souza (nee Saunders) and her daughter June Anne were on passage from Rio de Janeiro to New York aboard CayrĂș to visit her family, both survived the sinking.