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FLORES, Manuel R - Date of
birth
24 January 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Pima, Tucson County, Arizona -
Hometown
Pima County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39864571 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Ammunition Bearer -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Würselen, north of Aachen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 7 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francisco Flores (father)
Carmen R. Flores (mother)
Artoner Flores (brother)
Guillermo Flores (brother)
Francisco Flores (brother)
More information
Pvt Manuel Flores enlisted on 7 January 1944 in Phoenix, Arizona.He joined his unit from from a replacement depot on 5 September 1944.
Manuel R. Flores is memorialized on a memorial in the center of Prescott, Arizona.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, 1940 Census / Birth Record, www.americaanddayorg, www.history.army,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Melva Flores Leon (niece)