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Personal info

Full name
VARELA, Manuel
Date of birth
15 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
General Cepeda, Coahuila County, Texas
Hometown
Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38247516
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Arnoldsweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 11 59

Immediate family

Members
Catarino Varela (father)
Josefa (Gonzalez) Varela (mother)
Miquel Varela (brother)
Sara Varela (sister)
Antonio Varela (brother)
José Varelo (brother)
Consuelo (Cerda) Varelo (wife)
Josefina Varela (daughter)

More information

Pfc Manuel Varela was a mechanic before he enlisted in Houston, Texas on 21 November 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Cor van den Burg, Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Texas U.S. Naturalization Records / Texas U.S. Birth Records / Texas U.S. Select County Marriage Records,
www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Josie Ribera