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Personal info

Full name
LUJAN, Juan Silba
Date of birth
24 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Pecos, Reeves County, Texas
Hometown
Selma, Fresno County, California

Military service

Service number
39396164
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 20 48

Immediate family

Members
Santiago E. Lujan (father)
Petra (Silva) Lujan (mother)
Viviana Lujan (sister)
Miguel Lujan (brother)
Concepcion Lujan (brother)
Lazaro Lujan (brother)
David Lujan (brother)
Teodora Lujan (sister)
Paustina Lujan (sister)

More information

Pfc Juan S. Lujan enlisted in Sacramento, California on 4 September 1942 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

His brother Conception also served during the war.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com – The Fresno Bee The Republican California - 9 October 1944

Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Fresno Bee The Republican California - 9 October 1944