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Personal info

Full name
ANDRADE, Patricio Cervantes
Date of birth
17 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Wharton County, Texas
Hometown
Mackay, Wharton County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38244018
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bavigne-Kaundorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 10 48

Immediate family

Members
Margarito Cervantes (stepfather)
Francisca Andrade (mother)
Jerry Cervantes (stepbrother)
Venancio Cervantes (stepbrother)
Maria Cervantes (stepsister)
Juanita Cervantes (stepsister)
Susie Cervantes (stepsister)
Deacon Margarito C. Cervantez Jr. (stepbrother)

More information

Patricio Andrade worked on a farm.

He enlisted in Houston, Texas on 22 October 1942.

Note about the name Cervantez. When Margarito was born, the hospital made an error at the registration.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, family collection