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Personal info

Full name
VENEGAS, Quilino Leyvas
Date of birth
8 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Yuma County, Arizona
Hometown
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona

Military service

Service number
38070461
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1944
Place of death
Koenigsmacker, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 19 12

Immediate family

Members
Emilio L. Venegas (father)
Angela (Perez) Venegas (mother)
Rita P. Venegas (sister)

More information

Sgt Quilino L. Venegas attended high school for 4 years and was a retail manager before he enlisted at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on 7 January 1942.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Henry Valdez Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Sylvia and Kirk
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S, The Arizona Republic - 23 February 1945