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PENA, Jesus - Date of
birth
19 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Delmita, Starr County, Texas -
Hometown
Delmita, Starr County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38672471 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Emberménil, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 66 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eugenio L. Pena (father)
Daria (Farias) Pena (mother)
Eugenio Pena Jr. (brother)
Petra Pena (sister)
Santos Pena (brother)
Celia Pena (sister)
Oralia Pena (sister)
Arcadia Pena (sister)
More information
Pvt Jesus Pena worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 27 March 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his hip and buttock.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful America, 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 - James Durham
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Elena Villarreal Soto