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Personal info

Full name
CASTILLO, Manuel Rangel Jr
Date of birth
19 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico
Hometown
Val Verde County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38460387
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
Kruisberg, Meerssen, Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 9 9

Immediate family

Members
Manuel R. Castillo (father)

More information

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet