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BACA, Julius V "Julio" - Date of
birth
12 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Crowheart, Fremont County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Pennington County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37474815 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Christ Baca (father)
Isabel (Valdez) Baca (mother)
More information
Sgt Julius V. Baca worked for Consolidated Feldspar in Keystone.He enlisted on 25 February 1943 at Fort Crook, Nebraska and was sent overseas on 22 April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Rapid City Journal - 13 December 1943