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Personal info

Full name
PEDREGON, Eugene Hernandez
Date of birth
17 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
El Paso County, Texas
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
19051679
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy-Gérardmer, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 32 9

Immediate family

Members
Justo Pedregon (father)
Conception H. Pedregon (mother)
Baudelio H. Pedregon (brother)
Jose Pedregon (brother)
Lorenzo Pedregon (brother)
Alfredo Pedregon (brother)
Elvira Pedregon (sister)
Dora Pedregon (sister)
Henry Pedregon (brother)
Willy Pedregon (brother)
Gloria Pedregon (sister)

More information

Pfc Eugene H. Pedregon was unemployed when he joined the Regular Army at Fort MacArthur, California on 7 February 1941.

He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy