Soldier. Probably the first and only Spanish who perished on Normandy landings on D-Day. Born in Catasueiro (Outes, A Coruña), he fought in the Spanish Civil War. Later he moved to New York when he joined the Army few days before the Pearl Harbor attack. The was one of the 16,000 members of the "Big Red One" who landed on Omaha beach, where he was killed. He was posthomously awarded with the Purple Heart Medal. Originally buried at the American Cemetery in Colleville Sur Mer, his remains were repatriated to Spain upon family request in 1948.
Company "A", 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.
Awarded COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE per HQ 16th Infantry, General Orders Number 15, 25 August 1944.
Company "A", 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.
Awarded COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE per HQ 16th Infantry, General Orders Number 15, 25 August 1944.
Soldier. Probably the first and only Spanish who perished on Normandy landings on D-Day. Born in Catasueiro (Outes, A Coruña), he fought in the Spanish Civil War. Later he moved to New York when he joined the Army few days before the Pearl Harbor attack. The was one of the 16,000 members of the "Big Red One" who landed on Omaha beach, where he was killed. He was posthomously awarded with the Purple Heart Medal. Originally buried at the American Cemetery in Colleville Sur Mer, his remains were repatriated to Spain upon family request in 1948.
Company "A", 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.
Awarded COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE per HQ 16th Infantry, General Orders Number 15, 25 August 1944.
Company "A", 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.
Awarded COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE per HQ 16th Infantry, General Orders Number 15, 25 August 1944.
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