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Personal info

Full name
RUYBAL, Cresencio "Chris"
Date of birth
9 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Mogote, Conejos County, Colorado
Hometown
Conejos County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37706360
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 1 10

Immediate family

Members
John D. Ruybal (father)
Agapita Ruybal (mother)
Luis Ruybal (brother)
Fidelio Ruybal (brother)
Martha Ruybal (sister)
Tony Ruybal (brother)
Mercy Ruybal (sister)

More information

Pfc Cresencio Ruybal enlisted in Denver, Colorado, on 26 October 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/507/507_honor_pr.html, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Cards; U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017; 1930, US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.honorstates.org