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Paternal Uncle

Raymond G. Reynosa
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number: 39 696 811
Induction: 25 Mar 1943 at Fresno, California

665th Ordnance Ammunition Co., 755th Field Artillery Battalion
Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe (1 year, 9 months, 24 days)
MOS: Field Lineman 641
Discharge: 30 Dec 1945
Awards: American Campaign Medal; EAME Medal; Good Conduct; WWII Victory Medal

Paternal Uncle

Ernest G. Reynosa
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number: 39 584 150
Induction: 26 Apr 1944 at Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California

5th Army
Italy

Discharge: 05 Jul 1946

Maternal Uncle

Ralph A. Calderon
Corporal, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service Number: 39 405 800
Induction: 22 Dec 1942 at Sacramento, California

3502nd Army Air Force Base Unit
Aug 1944 AAF Technical School, Amarillo AAF, Texas
Feb 1945 - Mar 1945 AAF Training Command (Bomber), Victorville AAF, California
MOS: Airplane & Engine Mechanic 747
Discharge: 27 Feb 1946
Awards: American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct; WWII Victory Medal

Maternal Uncle

Percy D. Banales
Private, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service Number: 39 756 866
Induction: 24 Jul 1945 at Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California


Jul 1945 AAF Basic Training, Shepard AAF, Texas
Oct 1945 - 09 Nov 1945 Decon Equip Opr Course, AAFTS Buckley Field, Colo
MOS: Decontaminating Equipment Operator 809
Discharge: 22 Feb 1946
Awards: WWII Victory Medal

Maternal First Cousin Once Removed

Manuel A. Diaz
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service Number: 39 261 254
Induction: 16 Oct 1942 at Los Angeles, California

13th Air Force, 5th Bomber Group, 394th Bomber Squadron (H)
Aircraft: Consolidated B-24L-5-CO Liberator, # 44-41541
Position: Radio Operator
Died: 30 Apr 1945, Missing in Action
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Maternal Second Cousin Once Removed

Edward G. Banales
Private, U.S. Army 
Service Number: 39 015 309
Induction: 06 Dec 1941 at San Francisco, California


1st Tank Battalion, 1st Armored Division
Italy

Discharge: 
Awards: 

Maternal Second Cousin Once Removed

Salvador G. Banales
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army 
Service Number: 39 687 674
Induction: 12 Nov 1942 at Fresno, California

Maternal Second Cousin Once Removed

Philip G. Banales
Technician Third Grade, U.S. Army 
Service Number: 19 239 277
Enlistment: 06 Nov 1945 at Camp Beale, California


34th Gen Hosp APO 1054
Overseas Deployments : (APT Korea)(0 years, 7 months, 9 days)
MOS: Surgical Tech 861
Discharge: 16 Apr 1947
Awards: WWII Victory Medal; Army of Occupation Medal (Japan)

Maternal Second Cousin Once Removed

Vincent G. Banales
Seaman First Class, V-6, U.S. Naval Reserve
Service Number: 888 19 XX
Enlistment: 07 Apr 1944 at San Francisco, California

Aircraft Carrier: USS Saginaw Bay CVE-82
Actions: Philippine Islands, Leyte Gulf, Peleiu, Anguar, Lingayen Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa

Discharge: 30 Jan 1946
Awards: American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; Philippine Liberation Ribbon; WWII Victory Medal

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