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Personal info

Full name
ORTEGA, Francisco Vianuevas
Date of birth
18 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Ruidosa, Presidio County, Texas
Hometown
Brewster County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38581989
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
East of Erfstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 1 7

Immediate family

Members
Domingo Ortega (father)
Florencia Ortega (mother)
Mercer Ortega (brother)
Antonio Ortega (brother)
Eugenia Ortega (sister)
Lucia Ortega (sister)

More information

Pvt Francisco V. Ortega enlisted at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on 30 June 1944.
He was a construction worker before he enlisted. He was married.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet