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Personal info

Full name
DIAZ, Henry G "Enriquez"
Date of birth
24 June 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Hometown
Hillsborough County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34240387
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Gunner
Unit
B Company,
40th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 August 1944
Place of death
Bauffignereux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Santiago Diaz (father)
Eusebia (Gutierrez) Diaz (mother)
Santiago Diaz (brother)
America Diaz (sister)

More information

Pfc Henry G. Diaz graduated from West Tampa Junior High School and was employed at a cigar factory.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 9 February 1942. He was sent overseas in June, 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: Peter Schouteten