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Personal info

Full name
CHAVARRIA, Marcos Lara
Date of birth
25 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39704097
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
Mairy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 40 38

Immediate family

Members
Vincente Chavarria (father)
Bruna Chavarria (mother)
Eva Chavarria (sister)
Arturo Chavarria (brother)
Edwardo Chavarria (brother)
Elisa Chavarria (sister)
Vicente Chavarria (brother)

More information

Pfc Marcos L. Chavarria attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 18 August 1943. He was of Mexican (Latino) origine.

Pfc Marcos L. Chavarria was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy