RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Refugio, Texas
FULL NAME:
Jose A. Serrata
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
18048360
- DATE OF BIRTH: Jan 28, 1919
- DATE OF DEATH: Jan 16, 1996
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Jan 10, 1941
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Fort Sam Houston, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:38th Field Artillery Battalion
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SUBUNIT:Battery C
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Communication
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖American Campaign Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
- Basic Training - Ft. Sam Houston, TX
- Artillery Training - Ft. Sill, OK,
- Winter Maneuvers, Wisconsin
He was a country boy so he loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors in general. Also played baseball for the South Texas Latin American League before enlisting. Loved his Houston Colt 45's/Astros baseball team. After the war, he chose not to return the the country, moved to Houston, entered the University of Houston on the GI Bill and picked up a trade.
