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Personal info

Full name
GALLEGOS, Joe Arthur
Date of birth
28 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Bonanza, Saguacha County, Colorado
Hometown
Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
38148783
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
B Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 21 47

Immediate family

Members
James Gallegos (father)
Flora (Martinez) Gallegos (mother)
Allie Gallegos (sister)
Albert Gallegos (brother)
Jose B. Gallegos (brother)
Eloyde F. Gallegos (brother)
Amelio Gallegos (brother)
Madelina Gallegos (sister)
Luciano J. Gallegos (brother)

More information

Pfc Joe A. Gallegos enlisted on 26 March 1942.

He died of wounds in the 109th Evacuation Hospital that was operating in Metz at that time.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson