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Personal info

Full name
GARCIA, Wilfred E
Date of birth
14 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39703349
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1944
Place of death
Near Oberlimberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Adela Garcia (mother)

More information

Pfc Wilfred E. Garcia enlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 13 August 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, Honorstates.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - James A. Garfield High School 1942

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