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Personal info

Full name
DURAN, Jose G
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Mexico
Hometown
Bernalillo, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Ethnicity
Native American

Military service

Service number
38350461
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ingeldorf–Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 47

Immediate family

Members
George Duran (father)
Guadalupe T. (Velasquez) Duran (mother)
Nathalie Duran (sister)
Enrique Duran (brother)
Reymondo Duran (brother)
Rosela Duran (sister)

More information

Sgt Jose G. enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 10 February 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder

Photo source: www.findagrave.com -LuxAmCem