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GOMEZ, Salvador Garcia - Date of
birth
12 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas -
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38247798 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Noville, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Manuela G. Gomez (mother)
Hope Gomez (sister
Amelia Gomez (sister)
More information
Pfc Salvador G. Gomez attended high school for one year and was a nursery and landscaping laborer before he enlisted in Houston, Texas on 25 November 1942.
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 / 1940 Census, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery