Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ilocos Sur, Philippine Islands
Honored By
The Ernest R. Catura Family
SERVED MARCH 28, 1942 TO FEBRUARY 9, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 1ST FILIPINO INFANTRY REGIMENT AS STAFF SERGEANT, MESS SERGEANT, CORPORAL, INTERPRETER, PRIVATE, ANTI-TANK GUN CREWMAN AND INFANTRYMAN. SERVED IN NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, LUZON. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS.