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SANCHEZ, Delfino Lara - Date of
birth
24 December 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico -
Hometown
Mesilla, Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38439443 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 67 |
Immediate family
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Members
Abel Sanchez (father)
Maria L. Sanchez (mother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman, www.newspapers.com - The Albuquerque Tribune 11 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Bert Esquibel