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Personal info

Full name
BUENTELLO, Antonio R
Date of birth
10 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Hometown
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38094872
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 36 34

Immediate family

Members
Aurelio Buentello (father)
Octaviana Buentello (mother)
Felipa Buentello (sister)

More information

Pfc Antonio R. Buentello was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 17 March 1942. He was of Mexican origine.

He was taken prisoner of war on 12 December 1944 and died of his injuries in a field hospital in Germany.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Prisoners of War / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - The News - 19 April 1945