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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Eli Gonzales

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RANK: PRIVATE. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY FEBRUARY 26, 1943 AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS A PARATROOPER, WHO SERVED IN EUROPE ASSIGNED TO DELTA COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING’ DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF EINDHOVEN DURING THE INVASION OF HOLLAND, CODE NAME: OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO TEXAS AUGUST 11, 1949, WITH INTERMENT IN THE FORT BLISS NATIONAL CEMETERY, EL PASO, TEXAS.