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HERNANDEZ, Domingo - Date of
birth
21 December 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Bexar County, Texas -
Hometown
El Paso County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38215774 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Taintrux, In the vicinity of St. Die, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
Pedro Hernandez (father)
Tomacita (Cruz) Hernandez (mother)
Jose Hernandez (brother)
Franca Hernandez (sister)
Martina Hernandez (sister)
Marcrina Hernandez (sister)
Ramon Hernandez (brother)
Pedro Hernandez (brother)
Maria Hernandez (sister)
Ramiro Hernandez (brother)
Jesus Hernandez (brother)
Trine Hernandez (sister)
More information
Pvt Domingo Hernandez enlisted at Ft Bliss, El Paso, Texas on 18 November 1942.He was noted as semiskilled driver, with 2 years of high school.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Hernandez Family Tree, Headstone and Interment Records, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for November 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-g-by-name.pdf,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, www.ancestry.com - Carolyn Hernandez