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Personal info

Full name
MENCHACA, Isaac R
Date of birth
16 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas
Hometown
Kendall County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38257356
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Michamps, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 13 27

Immediate family

Members
Cecil Menchaca (father)
Sarah (Rodriguez) Menchaca (mother)
Johnny Menchaca (brother)
Dominques Menchaca (brother)
Cecil R. Menchaca (brother)
Louise M. (Martinez) Menchaca (wife)

More information

Pvt Isaac R. Menchaca was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery