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Personal info

Full name
GARZA, Rudie R
Date of birth
24 February 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Hometown
Bexar County, Texas

Military service

Service number
6260485
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
25 November 1945
Place of death
Near Immendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Guadalupe Garza (father)
Leonor (Rodriguez) Garza (mother)
Edward R. Garza (brother)
Leonor Garza (sister)
Guadalupe R. Garza (brother)
Rachel Garza (sister)
Gustavo J. Garza (brother)
Margarita (Rivas) Garza (wife)
Angelita Garza (daughter)
Carlos Garza (son)

More information

Pvt Rudie R. Garza joined the Regular Army at Fort Sam, Houston, Texas on 29 July 1941.

Pvt Garza was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Actually his name was Rudolfo.


Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – Nunez Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Carmelo Monge