Service number: 39577559
Age: 35
Born: March 6, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Hometown: Los Angeles County, California
Family:
Joaquin Pedro Ponce (father)
Maria Concepcion (nee Gurrola Vela Ochoa) Ponce (mother)
Pedro Ponce (brother)
Edmundo G. Ponce (brother)
Flavio John Ponce (brother) memorial # 114298328
Ruben P. Ponce (brother)
Graciella Ponce/Lopez (sister)
Horacio Ponce (brother)
Maria Magdalena Ponce (wife)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 25, 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont, France, France
Spot: Last known duty, in a fox hole west of Longueville-les-Cheminots, next to the road to Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont
Awards / Commendations:
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Wall Of Missing
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 25, 1944 at Fort MacArthur, California
Other information:
Service number: 39577559
Age: 35
Born: March 6, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Hometown: Los Angeles County, California
Family:
Joaquin Pedro Ponce (father)
Maria Concepcion (nee Gurrola Vela Ochoa) Ponce (mother)
Pedro Ponce (brother)
Edmundo G. Ponce (brother)
Flavio John Ponce (brother) memorial # 114298328
Ruben P. Ponce (brother)
Graciella Ponce/Lopez (sister)
Horacio Ponce (brother)
Maria Magdalena Ponce (wife)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: September 25, 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont, France, France
Spot: Last known duty, in a fox hole west of Longueville-les-Cheminots, next to the road to Bouxieres-sous-Froidmont
Awards / Commendations:
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Wall Of Missing
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 25, 1944 at Fort MacArthur, California
Other information:
Inscription
Alfonso Ponce
Pvt ~ 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
California
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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