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Personal info

Full name
ROMERO, Wallace Rodriguez Sr
Date of birth
11 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38548133
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Welldorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 3 15

Immediate family

Members
James D. Romero (father)
Fannie C. (Cardenas) Romero (mother)
Josephine Romero (sister)
Lozanza Romero (sister)
Janie Romero (wife)
Wallace R. Romero (son)
Theodore J. Romero (son)

More information

S/Sgt Wallace R. Romero Sr. worked in a grocery store.

He joined his unit a from Replacement Depot on 5 September 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Cisneroz Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Steve Reyes