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Personal info

Full name
GUERRA, Benjamin C
Date of birth
28 October 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
San Elizario, El Paso County, Texas
Hometown
El Paso County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38124950
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
Aachener Wald, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 1

Immediate family

Members
Carlos Guerra (father)
Josefa (Caballera) Guerra (mother)
Raul Guerra (brother)
Eulalia Guerra (sister)
Luis Guerra (brother)
Ernesto Guerra (brother)
Aurelia Guerra (sister)
Josephina Guerra (sister)
Juana Guerra (sister)

More information

Pfc Benjamin C. Guerra was a meatcutter.

He enlisted at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on 2 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Texas U.S. Birth Certificates / 1930/1940 Census,
www.wwiimemorial.com - Raul Guerra

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate