World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Felipe M. Contreras
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Private in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 397th Infantry Regiment, First Battalion, Company B, in the European Theater of Operations. Killed in Action on December 15, 1944, he was awarded the Purple Heart.