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HERNANDEZ, Elesio H - Date of
birth
7 September 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Tulare, Tulare County, California -
Hometown
Tulare County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39722207 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Winterspelt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Victoriano Hernandez (father)
Juliana O. 5holguin) Hernandez (mother)
Leon Hernandez (brother)
Mary A. Hernandez (sister)
Salvador Hernandez (brother)
Eva Hernandez Hernandez (sister)
Sara Hernandez (sister)
Sarah Hernandez (sister)
Angelina Hernandez (sister)
Joe Hernandez (brother)
Leon Hernandez (half-brother)
Mary Hernandez (half-sister)
More information
Pfc Elesio Hernandez worked on a farm before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 30 December 1943.Sixteen years after his death, during excavation operations on a farm near Winterspelt, preparatory to installing a telephone pole, workmen discovered a body of and American military equipment. This was reported to German officials, who in turn notifified U.S. Army officials. As the result of investigations, eleven bodies were remoeved. One of the remains were identified as of being Pfc Hernandez.
His remains were recovered. He is buried at the Cemetery of Tulare in California. He is permanently listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Army Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com