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RUIZ, Horace Gregory - Date of
birth
30 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31432463 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Schwammenauel Dam, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fernando Q. Ruiz (father)
Nellie Ruiz (mother)
Albert M. Ruiz (brother)
Edward F. Ruiz (brother)
Eleanor E. Ruiz (sister)
Rose M. Ruiz (sister)
More information
Pvt Horace G. Ruiz enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, on 5 July 1944.He attended 2 years of college before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block OOO, Row 10, Grave 191.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Massachusetts, Birth Index / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, English High School 1941