World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Santiago Cintron
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Technical Sergeant in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 397th Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion, Company I, in the European Theater of Operations. Killed in Action on December 5, 1944, he was awarded the Purple Heart. He was also awarded the Silver Star Medal for Gallantry in Actin near Ingwiller, France.