World War II Honoree

John R. Ramirez

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brawley, California

Honored By

David Rodriguez

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY ON DECEMBER 22, 1943 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC AND ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING HE WAS SHIPPED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND IN OCTOBER, 1944 ARRIVED AT THE 38TH REPLACEMENT BATTALION AT MAXEVILLE, FRANCE. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1944 HE JOINED COMPANY L, 3RD BATTALION, 319TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION LOCATED AT PORT-SUR-SEILLE, FRANCE WHERE HE SERVED AS A LIGHT MACHINE GUNNER IN THE COMPANY WEAPONS PLATOON. FROM LATE SEPTEMBER 1944 TO THE END OF MARCH 1945 HE WAS IN COMBAT THROUGH NORTHERN FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG AND BELGIUM, DURING THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE, THEN ACROSS THE RHINE RIVER INTO GERMANY. ON APRIL 2, 1945, HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING AN ATTACK AGAINST THE CITY OF VOLLMARSHAUSEN, GERMANY.