World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Cruz Gonzales
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Meercedex, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Private 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, he was awarded the Purple Heart.