Jose M. Peña

  • ASN:
    18049281
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Oct 7, 1916
  • DATE OF DEATH
    July 5, 2002
FULL NAME:

Jose M. Peña

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18049281

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 7, 1916
  • DATE OF DEATH: July 5, 2002
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    March 26, 1941
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Fort Sam Houston, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Field Artillery Battalion
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Cook
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ 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), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button

HONORED BY:

Jacob Garza, Grandson

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Joe Pena
Army Serial Number
18049281
Enlistment Place
Ft Sam Houston Texas
Enlistment Date
26 Mar 1941
Army Branch
Field Artillery
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
Others
Residence
Bexar County, Texas
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Semiskilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1916
Birth Place
Texas
Source Box Number
0271
Card Number
0
Source Film Reel Number
2.128
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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