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Personal info

Full name
CORDERO, Frankie Ucka
Date of birth
12 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Hometown
Kern County, California

Military service

Service number
39689744
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Moerdijk, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 74

Immediate family

Members
Antonia V. Cordero (sister)

More information

Frankie U. Cordero enlisted in Fresno, California on 1 December 1942. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Arjan van Hassel, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten