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CARDENAS, Rosendo - Date of
birth
13 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas -
Hometown
Simonton, Fort Bend County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38057866 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
411th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
Saulcy-sur-Meurthe, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gaspar Cardenas (father)
Petra (Garcia) Cardenas (mother)
Julia Cardenas (sister)
Salvador Cardenas (brother)
Gaspar Cardenas Jr. (brother)
Dolores Cardenas (sister)
Aristeo Cardenas (brother)
Saloman G. Cardenas (brother)
Ramon Cardenas (brother)
More information
Pfc Rosendo Cardenas enlisted in Houston, Texas on 14 July 1941.He is mentioned on a monument that commemorates the men who died during the liberation on Saulcy-sur-Meurthe.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, - 1920/1930 Census, Tate Family Tree, Headstone and Interment Record, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/411th-regiment.html, - Unit Journal for November 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-411-a-by-name.pdf, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, Sal Cardenas