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AYARZAGOITIA, Prudencio Jr |
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| Servicenumber: | 38679269 |
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| Age: | 22 | |
| Born: | 1923, La Copita, Texas | |
| Hometown: | Nueces County, Texas | |
| Family: | Prudencio Ayarzagoitia (father) Emila (De La Garza) Ayarzagoitia (mother) Delores Ayarzagoitia (sister) Maria D. Ayarzagoitia (sister) Ester Ayarzagoitia (sister) Esmeralde Ayarzagoitia (sister) Christela Ayarzagoitia (sister) Lidia O. Ayarzagoitia (sister) Nora Ayarzagoitia (sister) Adalberto Ayarzagoitia (brother) Ruby R. Ayarzagoitia (sister) Salvador G. Ayarzagoitia (brother) Mrs. Prudencio Ayarzagoitia (wife) |
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| Rank: | Private | |
| Function: | Not available | |
| Regiment: | 325th Glider Infantry Regiment | |
| Battalion: | Not available | |
| Division – Transport: | 82nd Airborne Division | |
| Company – Squadron: | Not available | |
| Unit – Group: | – | |
| Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) |
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| Date of death: | 2 February 1945 | |
| Status: | KIA | |
| Place of death: | Germany | |
| Spot: | Not available | |
| Awards: | Purple Heart | |
| Gravenumber: | Plot E, Row 1, Grave 64 | |
| Cemetery: | American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle | |
| Biography: | – | |
| Other information: | Pvt Prudencio Ayarzagoita Jr. enlisted in Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 28 June 1944.
Private Ayarzagoitia was a loyal and well disciplined soldier, who had developed a high sense of duty. His humor was a great morale builder and consequently, he was well liked by his comrade. Prudencio was killed in Germany by the explosion of an enemy artillery shell while the organisation was in a defensive position. |
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