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Personal info

Full name
TRUJILLO, Tom Torez
Date of birth
18 September 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Old Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Hometown
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38348512
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bennwihr-Sigolsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 9 39

Immediate family

Members
Ofelia Trujillo (mother)
Sofia (Chavey) Trujillo (wife)

More information

Pfc Tom T. Trujillo was a construction worker before he enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 29 November 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.
He was killed by small arms fire in the kidneys.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - New Mexico WWII Record, www.findagrave.com – Andy