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Personal info

Full name
VASQUEZ, Manuel Moraga
Date of birth
7 July 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Mammoth, Pinal County, Arizona
Hometown
St. David, Cochise County, Arizona

Military service

Service number
38000492
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Tettingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Ramon Vasquez (father)
Carmen (Moraga) Vasquez (mother)
Narcisco Vasquez (brother)
Marie L. Vasquez (sister)
Rafael Vasquez (brother)
Celi Vasquez (sister)
Maxima Vasquez (sister)
Ramona Vasquez (sister)

More information

Pfc Manuel M. Vasquez worked on a farm before he enlisted on 13 January 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Rose Garcia Bell, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Arizona Select Births and Christenings / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com – Arizona Daily Star Arizona - 15 September 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com – Rose Garcia Bell