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MOLINA, Rufino P - Date of
birth
16 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Jarales, Valencia County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38584475 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 January 1945 - Place of
death
Petite-Langlire, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Salomon Molina (father)
More information
Pvt Rufino P. Molina attended high school for one year and worked in a foundry before he enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 31 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet