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Personal info

Full name
MORENO, David Cornillo
Date of birth
17 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Pacoima, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39556136
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riedwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 35 33

Immediate family

Members
Domingo Moreno (father)
Altagratia (Carillo) Moreno (mother)
Eva Moreno (sister)
Isaac Moreno (brother)
Priscilla Moreno (sister)
Daniel Moreno (sister)
Abel Moreno (brother)
Benjamin Moreno (brother)
Ruth Moreno (sister)
Ezebiel Moreno (sister)
Maria E. Moreno (sister)
Gloria Moreno (sister)

More information

Pvt David C. Moreno attended high school for two years and was a chauffeur employed by C. O. Lyons before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 25 January 1943.

He was killed by stab wounds in the leg, thigh and shoulder.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - San Fernando High School Yearbook 1946