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Personal info

Full name
HERNANDEZ, Jose Velasco
Date of birth
14 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Malpaso, Calvillo, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39289829
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
Near the Our River, German-Luxembourg border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 10 62

Immediate family

Members
Francisco M. Hernandez (father)
Francisca (Velasco) Hernandez (mother)
Trinidad Hernandez (sister)
Leopoldo Hernandez (brother)
Virginia V. Hernandez (sister)
Aurora Hernandez (sister)
Adelaida Hernandez (sister)
Socorro Hernandez (sister)
Fidel V. Hernandez (brother)
Raynoldo Hernandez (brother)
Jovita Hernandez (wife)

More information

Sgt Jose V. Hernandez enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 19 March 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Lydia Gomez Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet