(courtesy of Gary Jensen)Grave marker
for Antonio L. Pacheco in Plot 20, Grave 1029 of the Riverside National
Cemetery, Riverside (Riverside), CA
Antonio enlisted in the
Army at Los Angeles, CA on 8 May 1943 and was assigned to Company E,
508th PIR.
Pvt Pacheco was wounded in
action in Belgium on 24 December 1944 but was able to return to duty on
27 February 1945.
His military decorations
include the Purple Heart and the Bronze Service Arrowhead device for the
Holland campaign and Airborne operations |