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HERNANDEZ, Donato Gutierrez - Date of
birth
22 October 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Date Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona -
Hometown
Yavapai County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39863951 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jose Hernandez (father)
Guadalupe (Gutierrez) Hernandez (mother)
Victoria Hernandez (sister)
More information
Pvt Donato G. Hernandez enlisted in Phoenix, Arizona, on 19 November 1943. He had a twin brother or sister, who was not born alive. His parents both were born in Mexico.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium
Pvt Hernandez's sacrifice is remembered on a memorial in the center of Prescott, Arizona.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, ww2-airborne.us, NARA, wwiimemorial, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Library Prescott
Photo source: Tjarco Schuurman, Astrid van Erp