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BUSTAMANTE, Arthur - Date of
birth
26 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39564872 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Rittershoffen, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Bustamante (father)
Carrie M. (Magnes) Bustamante (mother)
Hazel Bustamante (sister)
Rachael Bustamante (sister)
Esther Bustamante (sister)
Thelma Bustamante (sister)
Manuel Bustamante (brother)
Edward Bustamante (brother)
Theresa Bustamante (sister)
More information
T/5 Arthur Bustamante enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 10 March 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his stomach and pelvis.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy