Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Elizario, Texas
Honored By
Neima Gonzalez
Relationship
Wife
WAS INDUCTED IN THE U.S. ARMY ON NOVEMBER 21, 1942. MILITARY OCCUPATION WAS SQUAD LEADER 745; EXPERT 03 RIFLE. SERVED IN RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. ON NOVEMBER 21, 1944, WAS CAPTURED IN GERMANY AND WAS LIBERATED ON MAY 12, 1945. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY RIBBON. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON DECEMBER 1, 1945.