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Personal info

Full name
CHAPA, Aurelio G
Date of birth
14 September 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Jim Wells County, Texas
Hometown
Jim Wells County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38673315
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
786th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 9

Immediate family

Members
Aurelio Chapa (father)
Petronila Chapa (mother)
Guadalupa Chapa (brother)
Emelia Chapa (sister)
Gonzalo Chapa (brother)
Gilberto Chapa (brother)
Guillemo Chapa (brother)
Alicia Chapa (sister)
Ramiro Chapa (brother)
Elida Chapa (sister)
Olivia Chapa (wife)
Aurelio Chapa (son)

More information

Pfc Aurelio G. Chapa enlisted on 1 April 1944 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment record, 1930/1940 census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet