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VILLANUEVA, Charles - Date of
birth
3 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Galisteo, Sante Fe County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Sante Fe County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38166426 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 62 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Antonio J. Villanueva (father)
Guadalapeta Villanueva (mother)
Carolina Villanueva (sister)
Regina Villanueva (sister)
Carl Villanueva (brother)
More information
Pvt Charles Villanueva attended Leah Harvey high school for two years before he enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 7 August 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com – The Santa Fe New Mexican 24 February 1945, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe