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Personal info

Full name
TORRES, Joel M
Date of birth
24 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Maxwell, Caldwell County, Texas
Hometown
Bexar County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38558063
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schauffenberg-Bettendorf-Siersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 12 26

Immediate family

Members
Monico Torres (father)
Josephina (Mancillas) Torres (mother)
Gregorio M. Torres (brother)
Manuel M. Torres (brother)
Jose Torres (brother)
Joe Torres (brother)
Juanita Torres (sister)

More information

Pfc Joel Torres enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 27 October 1943. He was promoted to Private First Class on 19 September 1944.

His parents were born in Mexico.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, Rachel Torres (niece), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Card Young Men / Torres Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Torres Family Tree, Rachel Torres (niece)