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Personal info

Full name
RODRIGUEZ, Manuel
Date of birth
31 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Shafter, Presidio County, Texas
Hometown
Presidio County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38215427
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 12 68

Immediate family

Members
Juan Rodriguez (father)
Nasaria Rodriguez (mother)
Eloise Rodriguez (sister)
Carlos Rodriguez (brother)
Aurora Rodriguez (sister)
Cruz Rodriguez (brother)
Nasaria Rodriguez (sister)
Inez Rodriguez (sister)
Selma Rodriguez (sister)
Maria Rodriguez (sister)
Monica Rodriguez (sister)

More information

Task Force Chico was formed under the command of Lt Col Hearn for an attack on Prum and after crossing the Prum River taking the town of Dausfeld with the final objective of seizing and holding Lissingen, Germany.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.11tharmoreddivision.com,

Photo source: Jac Engels