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BACA, Louis Benancio - Date of
birth
1 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Las Vegas, San Miguel County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38352001 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bonnal, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Aurelia (Ulibarri) Baca (mother)
Ramon Baca (brother)
Desideria Baca (sister)
Luciana Baca (brother)
Paula A. Baca (sister)
Miguel C. Baca (brother)
More information
Pfc Louis B. Baca was attended Las Vegas High School and was a clerk at the O Maloof Grocery Store before he enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas on 16 June 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / New Mexico WWII Records, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: -, New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe, www.ancestry.com - New Mexico, World War II Records - www.findagrave.com – Silvano Theunissen