Accompanying the Purple Heart was a document that reading as follows:

"In grateful memory of Sergeant David C. Orozco, Army Serial No. 39548339,

who died in the service of his country in the European area November 4, 1944.

He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives, and through it,

he lives—in a way that humbles the undertaking of most men."

~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

During his boyhood days David Orozco was a carrier boy for the Nogales International. He died in action in Holland, a few weeks after going overseas

from Camp Carson, Colo.

Partial article in Nogales International (Nogales, Arizona) 19 Jan 1945, Fri ·Page 1

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SANTA CRUZ HERO IS BROUGHT HOME

NOGALES, Ariz., Nov. 14--Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Sacred Heart church for Sgt. David C. Orozco, first of Santa Cruz county war dead to reach the city. His body is scheduled to arrive tomorrow from Mira Loma, Calif..

Sgt. Orozco's body arrived aboard the army transport Joseph W. Connelly in New York several weeks ago. He was killed in Belgium Nov. 4, 1944.

A native of Nogales, Sonora, Sgt. Orozco enlisted in 1942. He was manager of the Hub theater of Los Angeles, Calif., at the time. He was attached to the 413rd infantry of the Timberwolves division in action, on the Belgian front at the time of his death.

He was the son of Alejandro Orozco, employed in a local newspaper plant. Survivors also include the mother, three brothers, a step-brother and step-sister.

Published in Prescott Evening Courier (Prescott, Arizona) 14 Nov 1947, Fri Page 6

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