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FLORES, Joe Gonzales Jr - Date of
birth
24 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California -
Hometown
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39721849 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Walsheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joe G. Flores (father)
Rebecca Flores (wife)
More information
Pfc Joe G. Flores attended high school for two years and was a meat cutter at the La Cucuracha Market before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 28 December 1943.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.87thinfantrydivision.com
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