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ORTEGA, Pilar Garley - Date of
birth
12 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Peralta, Valencia County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39423704 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 63 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ignacio Ortega (father)
Mercedes (Garley) Ortega (mother)
Raymond Ortega (brother)
Albertina (Sandoval) Ortega (wife)
Virginia Ortega (daughter)
Theresa Ortega (daughter)
Mary E. Ortega (daughter)
Patricia Ortega (daughter)
More information
Pvt Pilar G. Ortega enlisted in San Francisco, California on 26 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New Mexico World War II Records / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet