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Personal info

Full name
VIGIL, Florio Hilario
Date of birth
15 January 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Ocate, Mora County, New Mexico
Hometown
Colmor, Colfax County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38165187
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
Forêt de Parroy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 9 67

Immediate family

Members
Florio J. Vigil (father)
Elena (Lopez) Vigil (mother)
Melior Vigil (sister)
Bernave Vigil (brother)
Gilberto Vigil (brother)
Martha M. Vigil (sister)
Margaret V. Vigil (sister)
Emilio J. Vigil (brother)
Prudencia Vigil (sister)
Amy Vigil (sister)
Helen R. Vigil (sister)
Lew E. Vigil (brother)
Melecia (Fernandez) Vigil (wife)

More information

Pfc Florio H. Vigil was a farmer on his own ranch before he enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 1 July 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his stomach.

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

He is remembered at the Springer Cemetery in Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Curt Forrest Ward Family Tree / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - L. Garcia / Garrett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - L. Garcia