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CADENA, Claro Lopez - Date of
birth
26 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Berino, Dõna Ana County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Buttonwillow, Kern County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39150587 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Le Neubourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
Silverio G. Cadena (father)
Petra L. Cadena (mother)
Lorensa Cadena (sister)
Guadalupe Cadena (sister)
Ramon Cadena (brother)
Juanita Cadena (sister)
More information
Pfc Claro L. Cadena worked on a farm before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 21 January 1941.He is remembered at the Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Dõna Ana County, New Mexico
He was of Native American origine.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Diane & John, Molly Bejerano