PFC
Natividad R Ranjel
Aged 27, fallen January 19, 1945
- Unit
- Company G, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 38061319
- Hometown
- Duval, Texas
- Date of death
- January 19, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Section R Site 21, San Antonio, Texas
Private First Class Natividad R Ranjel, serial number 38061319, of Duval, Texas, served with Company G of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 19, 1945, at the age of 27. He is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Section R Site 21, San Antonio, Texas.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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