Clemente Mejia

  • ASN:
    38579255
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Jan 8, 1911
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Oct 11, 1998
FULL NAME:

Clemente Mejia

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

38579255

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Jan 8, 1911
  • DATE OF DEATH: Oct 11, 1998
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

El Paso, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Jan 22, 1944
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Ft. Bliss, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company E, 2nd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Corporal (Cpl.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    1st Scout
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖American Campaign Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Distinguished Unit Citation, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
  • Training at Camp Fannin, Texas, Co. B, 54th Battalion, 11th Regiment.
  • Arrived Aug. 22, 1944 in Europe.
  • His profile is in the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor http://www.thepurpleheart.com
STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Wounded In Action (WIA)
  • DATE:
    Jan 17, 1945
  • LOCATION:
    Belgium
  • NOTES:
    Diagnosis: Wound(s), penetrating (point of entrance only: includes incised, puncture, or stab wound) with nerve involvement only; Location: Thigh; Location: Sciatic nerve, generally; Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified; Diagnos Medical Treatment Closure of wound, delayed, or Suture secondary of wound (delayed closure); Anastomosis of nerve, or Neurorrhaphy (suturing a cut nerve), or Repair of nerve Discharge Type Disposition: Discharged or Retired for Disability, Line of Duty, Yes; FinalResult: Discharge/retirement: med reasons--but not for any residual condition w/ a code"
HONORED BY:

Clem Mejia (Son)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Clemente Mejia
Army Serial Number
38579255
Enlistment Place
Ft Bliss el Paso Texas
Enlistment Date
22 Jan 1944
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Branch
Army
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
ElPaso County, Texas
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level Of Education
Grammar school
Marital Status
Married
Birth Date
1911
Birth Place
Texas
Source Box Number
1353
Source Film Reel Number
6.119
Conflict
World War II
Served For
United States of America
NOTICE
THE STORY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS SOLDIER