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CORDOVA, Reynaldo Sisneraes - Date of
birth
15 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Sombrillo, Santa Fe County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38579160 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Piedad Cordova (father)
Placida (Sisneros) Cordova (mother)
Mabel (Sanchez) Cordova (wife)
Reynaldo S. Cordova Jr. (son)
Anastacio Cordova (son)
Florinda Cordova (daughter)
Dianna Cordova (daughter)
Godfrey Cordova (son)
Biography
Pvt Reynaldo Cordova left the family ranch/farm to join the Conservation Corp as did many men after the depression. Reynaldo was a extremely likable man and had many friends. He played the guitar well and enjoyed music. The old timers in Tularosa have told stories of his boxing abilities and the fact that he was never beaten. Reynaldo was something of a legend with them because they all said that he was so strong of mind and body and they often wondered what he might have become if not for his untimely death. Reynaldo met and married Mabel Sanchez in Tularosa and they made a home for themselves there to be near her extended family.More information
He enlisted in Fort Bliss El Paso, Texas on 18 January 1944 and trained at Fort Hood, Texas. He arrived in France on 4 July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.in-honored-glory.info
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.in-honored-glory.info, www.ancestry.com - New Mexico WWII Record