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Personal info

Full name
MEDINA, Miguel
Date of birth
29 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Temple, Bell County, Texas
Hometown
San Juan, Hidalgo County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38029737
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kerben, Wolken or Rubenach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 4 27

Immediate family

Members
Ramon Guajardo (foster father)
Guadalupe (Ortega) Guajardo (foster mother)
Pablo Guajardo (foster brother)
Luisa G. Guajardo (foster sister)
Ramon Guajardo (foster brother)
Francesca Guajardo (foster sister)
Rodolfo Guajardo (foster brother)
Celestino Guajardo (foster brother)
Lola Guajardo (foster sister)
Eulogio Guajardo (foster brother)
Dora Guajardo (foster sister)

More information

Pfc Miguel Medina enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 21 March 1941.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945, www.newspapers.com - The Monitor (McAllen, Texas)

Photo source: Peter Schouteten