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ARAGON, Eduardo Alfredo - Date of
birth
11 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Borica, Guadalupe County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38580526 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wingen, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Josefita (Pacheco) Aragon (mother)
More information
Pvt Eduardo A. Aragon worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas on 18 April 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest and leg.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten