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BARRIOS, Valentin Gonzalez - Date of
birth
14 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado -
Hometown
Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38009711 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 March 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Honnef, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Manuel Barrios (father)
Juliana (Garcia) Barrios (mother)
Isabel G. Barrios (brother)
Patricio Barrios (brother)
Jesus Barrios (brother)
More information
Pvt Valentin G. Barrios worked on a farm.He enlisted on 17 October 1941.
When stationed in Scotland, he met a girl with whom he married in April 1944.
He landed with his unit at Omaha Beach, France on 6 June 1944.
In January and February 1945 he was allowed to go on furlough to visit his wife in Great Britain where they took their wedding pictures. When he had to return to his unit, he didn't want his wife to accompany him to the trainstation. Instead her father went with him and just before he stepped on the train, he told his father in law, he had a bad feeling about ever coming back.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for gallantry in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jennifer Stock