World War II Honoree

Salvador G. Ceniceros

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY JANUARY 20, 1942 AT FORT MACARTHUR, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY, 1ST PLATOON, FOX COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. HE WAS A PARATROOPER WHO JUMPED INTO FRANCE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, OPERATION OVERLORD THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE AND A 2ND COMBAT JUMP INTO HOLLAND, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. KILLED IN ACTION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1944 IN THE DEFENSE OF BASTOGNE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE CAMPAIGN. HE DIED IN THE VICINITY OF FOY, BELGIUM. HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FOR BURIAL, WITH INTERMENT IN A PRIVATE CEMETERY.