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Personal info

Full name
ROMERO, Fidel F
Date of birth
8 July 1902
Age
42
Place of birth
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico
Hometown
Chacon, Mora County, New Mexico
Religion
Catholic

Military service

Service number
38014404
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
22nd Armored Engineer Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 11

Immediate family

Members
Epifani Romero (father)
Elena (Fresques) Romero (mother)
Grace (Lonato) Romero (wife)
Helen B. Romero (daughter)

More information

Pfc Romero was married to Grace Lonato on 17 January 1942. He was a farmer before he enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas on 14 May 1942.

Pfc Romero was instantly killed during an aerial attack.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten,  www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - Service Record NM / New Mexico WWII Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - New Mexico WWII Record