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Personal info

Full name
FLORES, Ernest Delbert
Date of birth
12 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
La Verne, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles, California

Military service

Service number
39584466
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 23 69

Immediate family

Members
Juventino J. Flores (father)
Rachel (Reyes) Flores (mother)
Lolita Flores (sister)
Oneida Flores (sister)
Florine Flores (sister)
Edward Flores (brother)
Gilbert Flores (brother)
Norine Flores (sister)

More information

Pvt Ernest D. Flores enlisted in Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California, on 28 April 1944.

He attended high school for 4 years and was was employed by Consolidated Aircraft.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com,WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census


Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy