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Personal info

Full name
GASTELUM, Richard Gallardo
Date of birth
12 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39578698
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Juanita Gastelum (mother)
Eva Gastelum (sister)
Mauro Gastelum (brother)
Celia Gastelum (sister)
Armida Gastelum (sister)
Raoul Gastelum (brother)

More information

Pfc Richard G. Gastelum enlisted at Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California on 14 March 1944.

He is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Michel Beckers / Brent Miller