PVT John Guerena Vasquez (1925-1944)

PVT John Guerena Vasquez Veteran

Birth

23 Dec 1925

Globe, Gila County, Arizona, USA

Death

25 Dec 1944 (aged 19)

At Sea

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

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Entered the service from Arizona.

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Pvt. John G. Vasquez from Globe, Arizona was among the 763 soldiers killed when the troopship Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on Christmas Eve 1944.

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PVT 264 INF 66 DIV ARIZONA

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Parents

Juan Vasquez

1881–1935
Mary Guerena Vasquez

1893–1958

Siblings

Manuel Guerena Vasquez

1912–1974
Edward Guerena Vasquez

1914–1993
Lupe Vasquez Yanez

1916–2009
Richard Guerena Vasquez

1920–2015
Robert Guerena Vasquez

1928–2014

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Lupe Vasquez Yanez

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