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Personal info

Full name
RODRIGUEZ, Leonardo Chaves
Date of birth
16 November 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Hometown
Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38122260
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 15 21

Immediate family

Members
Jose Rodriguez (father)
Sara Rodriguez (mother)
John Rodriguez (brother)

More information

Pfc Leonardo C. Rodriguez worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas on 7 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / New Mexico WWII Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Thomas Welsh, www.ancestry.com - New Mexico WWII Record