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Personal info

Full name
LUCERO, Steven Avedon
Date of birth
22 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
Hometown
Durango, La Plata County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
39146928
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1944
Place of death
West bank of the Rur River near Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 6 1

Immediate family

Members
Joseph S. Lucero (father)
Maria A. (Pachero) Lucero (mother)
Teresa Lucero (sister)
Joseph F. Lucero (brother)
Ruben R. Lucero (brother)
Cordelia Lucero (sister)
Lloyd A. Lucero (brother)

More information

Pfc Steven A. Lucero enlisted in San Francisco, California on 18 January 1944.

He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 9 October 1944 and was promoted to Private First Class on 10 November 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Lucero Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Lucero Family Tree