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ZARATE, Cayetano - Date of
birth
19 January 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
La Grulla, Starr County, Texas -
Hometown
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38673205 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echternachbrück, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
Cayaetano Zarate (father)
Carlota (Guteirrez) Zarate (mother)
Pilar Z. Zarate (sister)
Antonia Zarate (sister)
Neri Zarate (sister)
Simona Zarate (sister)
Prudencie Zarate (sister)
Damacio G. Zarate (brother)
Beatriz Zarata (sister)
Bertha Zarate (sister)
Romula (Olivarez) Zarate (wife)
Cayetano Zarate Jr. (son)
More information
Pfc Cayetano Zarate enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 31 March 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html, www.newspapers.com - The Brownsville Herald Brownsville - 2 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem