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Personal info

Full name
VELA, Peter
Date of birth
26 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Missouri

Military service

Service number
37508218
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
unknown
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 3 66

More information

Pvt Peter Vela enlisted in Missouri.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet