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Personal info

Full name
RIVAS, Henry Dela Riva
Date of birth
15 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39710360
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kommerscheidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 9 16

Immediate family

Members
Francisco Rivas (father)
Antonia D. Rivas (mother)
Jose Rivas (brother)
Magdalena Rivas (sister)
Margarita Rivas (sister)
Julia Rivas (sister)
Elisa Rivas (sister)
Celia Rivas (sister)
Frank Rivas (brother)

More information

Pfc Henry D. Rivas enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 18 September 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.ibiblio.org, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.honorstates.org