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Personal info

Full name
PRADO, Abraham Cortina
Date of birth
26 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39577349
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Southwest of Richelskaul, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 50

Immediate family

Members
Abraham G. Prado (father)
Amalia (Cortina) Prado (mother)
Rudolph Prado (brother)
Gilbert Prado (brother)
Rachel Prado (sister)
Bertha Prado (sister)

More information

Pvt Abraham C. Prado enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 22 February 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 / 1940 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - mm_marteno