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Personal info

Full name
SOTO, Carlos
Date of birth
22 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Tokay, Socorro County, New Mexico
Hometown
Socorro County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38580642
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 14 9

Immediate family

Members
Carlos Soto (father)
Adela (Avila) Soto (mother)
Arturo Soto (brother)
Dora M. Soto (sister)
Edmundo Soto (brother)

More information

Pvt Carlos Soto enlisted in Fort Bliss El Paso, Texas on 24 April 1944.

He attended Elementary school in San Pedro, New Mexico for 3 years and was a miner before his enlistment. He trained at Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / New Mexico WWII Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - New Mexico WWII Record