Name and Rank, Corporal Fred D. Acosta.
Unit/placed, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division “Thunderbird”.
Fred was born on 23 January 1919 in Erie, Weld County Colorado.
Father, Jesus Acosta.
Born in Mexico.
Mother, Fidela Martinez.
Sister, Rachel Mary Acosta.
Brothers, Manual and Gabel Acosta.
Fred entered the Service from Ft. Bayard, New Mexico in Jan. 22, 1941 with service number # 38005970no record.
Fred D. Acosta rank/duty was a Corporal in the 157th Infantry Regiment.
Fred D. Acosta was KIA near Haguenau, Germany, on Jan 1, 1945, and he is honored with an Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Fred is mentioned/buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France.
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