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Personal info

Full name
LUJAN, Pilar
Date of birth
9 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Julimes, Chihuahua County, Mexico
Hometown
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38217114
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
801st Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Honsfeld - Krinkelt, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 61

Immediate family

Members
Jesus Lujan (father)
Virginia Lujan (mother)
Jose Lujan (brother)
Guadelupe Lujan (sister)
Natividad Lujan (sister)
Jesus Lujan (brother)
Ismael Lujan (brother)
Luis Lujan (brother)

More information

Pfc Pilar Lujan worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on 16 December 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Alien Draft Registrations, Selected States 1940-1946 / Border Crossings From Mexico to U.S. 1895-1964

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet