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Personal info

Full name
YBARRA, Ramon Roman
Date of birth
27 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Safford, Graham County, Arizona
Hometown
Safford, Graham County, Arizona

Military service

Service number
39847756
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 38

Immediate family

Members
Santiago Ybarra (father)
Dolores (Roman) Ybarra (mother)
Fabiana Ybarra (sister)
Paulos Ybarra (brother)
Andrea Ybarra (sister)
Maria M. Ybarra (sister)
Juanito Ybarra (brother)
Rosa Ybarra (sister)
Santos Ybarra (brother)
Antonio Ybarra (brother)

More information

Pfc Ramon R. Ybarra enlisted in Phoenix, Arizona on 1 July 1921.

He attended 1 year of high school and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem