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Raul R Rosales

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Raul R Rosales

Birth
Death
30 Jul 2000 (aged 75)
Burial
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sect M1, Site 1176
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a biography for Raul R. Rosales from "The Fighting Men of Texas":

Pfc Raul R. Rosales, born Sept. 20, 1924, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Rosales, 1507 Freeman St., Houston. he received his education at Jones Grammar and Jefferson Davis High Schools, Houston; entered the service July 10, 1943, assigned to the Army 29th Inf. Div.; trained at Camp Wolters, Texas; served in the United States for 5 1/2 months, and overseas 22 months, in Cornwall, England. Participated in D-Day operations, Normandy, Brest Peninsula, Holland, Belgium, Germany. Received 4 Battle Stars. He was wounded in 1944 by a tank shell while he worked on radio in France. Awards and credits: Bronze Star and Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct, Citation with Bronze Star Cluster for the crossing of the Roer River. He was honorably discharged on October 18, 1945.

Florence
Contributor: Florence (48388881) •
a biography for Raul R. Rosales from "The Fighting Men of Texas":

Pfc Raul R. Rosales, born Sept. 20, 1924, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Rosales, 1507 Freeman St., Houston. he received his education at Jones Grammar and Jefferson Davis High Schools, Houston; entered the service July 10, 1943, assigned to the Army 29th Inf. Div.; trained at Camp Wolters, Texas; served in the United States for 5 1/2 months, and overseas 22 months, in Cornwall, England. Participated in D-Day operations, Normandy, Brest Peninsula, Holland, Belgium, Germany. Received 4 Battle Stars. He was wounded in 1944 by a tank shell while he worked on radio in France. Awards and credits: Bronze Star and Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct, Citation with Bronze Star Cluster for the crossing of the Roer River. He was honorably discharged on October 18, 1945.

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Contributor: Florence (48388881) •

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PFC, US Army, World War II



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  • Maintained by: David Cross
  • Originally Created by: Elaine
  • Added: Apr 14, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51099555/raul_r-rosales: accessed ), memorial page for Raul R Rosales (20 Sep 1924–30 Jul 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51099555, citing Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by David Cross (contributor 48949781).