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SALAZAR, Benigno G - Date of
birth
14 February 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Nuevo León, Mexico -
Hometown
Ottawa County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35558610 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gabriel Salazar (father)
Aurora Salazar (mother)
Marcella (Gomez) Salazar (wife)
Charlotte Salazar (daughter)
Joseph Salazar (son)
Rhoda Salazar (daughter)
More information
Pvt Benigno G. Salazar worked on a farm.He enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 13 July 1943.
He was first buried at the temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Shannon M. Lutman