Mt.Mestas Memorial Monument
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A nearby mountain that had been Junior's
backyard for all his life was renamed Mt.Mestas
in his honor. The Mt.Mestas Memorial Monument
was erected of Colorado rose granite from the
mountain and engraved with 63 names of Huerfano
County's World War II war dead. Every Memorial
Day and Veterans Day since, people have gathered
at the mountain monument to pay tribute to all
of La Veta and Walsenburg's fallen war heros.
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63 names are engraved on the Mt.Mestas
Memorial Monument of people from Huerfano County
who died during the war. Our goal is to have each
one of them represented here on this website so
that we all can know who they were.
If your friend or family member is one of the
persons named on the Mt.Mestas Memorial Monument
you are invited to contribute a picture and a
biography of their militay service. |
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Click
on any name
Paul D. Andrews
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Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service # 37354166
135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: May 15, 1945
Buried at: Plot G Row 2 Grave 15
Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy |
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Soterios L . Angeles
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Serial Number 37352673
Highest Rank PVT
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John Archuleta
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Serial Number 38006092
Highest Rank PVT
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Lee L. Archuleta
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Lee L. Archuleta
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Lucindo Archuleta
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Private, U.S. Army
Service # 37706993
315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: October 21, 1944
Buried at: Plot B Row 22 Grave 27
Epinal American Cemetery
Epinal, France
Awards: Purple Heart
Killed in action |
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James W. Babbitt
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James W. Babbitt |
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 38103256
1330th Army Air Force Base Unit
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: March 5, 1945
Buried at: Plot C Row 0 Grave 287
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal |
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Albert Bain
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Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 0-405723
Army Air Corps
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: January 24, 1943
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at East Coast Memorial
New York City, USA |
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Felix Barros
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Technician 5th Class, U.S. Army
Service # 37350071
330th Engineer General Service Regiment
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: July 25, 1944
Buried at: Plot B Row 0 Grave 325
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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George Bechaver
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2 Aug 1909 - 20 Sept. 1944
SSgt - Armd. Inf. Bn.,
5th Armd. Div.
Serial Number 38104263
Highest Rank S SG
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Mike Buka
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Joe Castello
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27
Jan1915 -13 Jan 1945
Pfc - Field Art.
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Pete Chavka
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Robert Choid
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John Christoff
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Jan 1922 -10 Dec 1940
Seaman - 2/c USNavy
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Robert Cordova
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Monico J. Cortez
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Francis B. Denton
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13 Nov 1919 - 7 Jul 44
Sgt.
90th Infantry Division
357th Infantry Regimrnt - Co L
Fought in Normandy
KIA 7 Jul 44
Purple Heart
Click image to read bio.
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Andrew Dick, Jr.
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R.F. Dickinson
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Henry Dunich
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28
Dec 1925 - 15 Jul 1945
Pfc.
383rd Inf.
96th Inf. Div |
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Tom Dunich
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2 Jun 1923 - 28 Jun 1944
Pfc.
106th Inf. |
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Gabe Duran
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18 Mar 1913 - 26 Sep 1944
Pfc.
359th Inf. Div. |
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Warren Farrar, Jr.
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Stephen J. Glinsky
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14 Jan 1914 - 26 Nov 1944
Pvt.
71st Inf. - 46th Inf. Div.
9 March 2005
Hello, Gary. My ex-husband's father was Stephen
J. Glinsky. His name is carved on the memorial
on Mt. Mestas. The picture I've included (if
you can access it) is of Stephen's two grandsons:
Stephen and Don Glinsky. I think we can come
up with a picture of Stephen. Here's what
I know about him: b: January 14, 1914, Pryor,
Colorado; d. November 26, 1944, France. Burial:
April 22, 1948, St Mary's, Walsenburg, Colorado
Military service: Pfc, US 7th Army.
I'll be passing your web page URL on to my
ex-husband, and my sons. I know this page
will mean a lot to them.
Barbara Brunner
brunnerb@*****.edu
Location:
Louisville, CO
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Armando Gomez, Jr.
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Bibian Gonzales
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James Gonzales, Jr.
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Joe E. Griego
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28 Oct 1913 - 14 Sep 1943
Pfc.
179th Inf. - 45th Inf. Div. |
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Ralph Hendrix
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Robert Hendrix
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Jack Holderman
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Austin Hubbard
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Technician 5th Class, U.S. Army
Service # 38142086
185th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: February 11, 1945
Buried at: Plot N Row 10 Grave 79
Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart |
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Esequiel Jaramillo
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20 Mar 1919 - 31 May 1945
SSgt
66th Inf. - 71st Inf. Div. |
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Elbert L. Kitchen
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George Lucerne
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Pedro Maes
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7 Apr 1913 - 10 Apr 1943
2nd
Lt.
814th Engr. Am. Bn. |
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Gilbert G. Martinez
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Leonard Martinez
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Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 38009172
105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: July 7, 1944
Buried at: Plot P Row 0 Grave 663
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart |
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Frances McKenna
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Joe Medina
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Felix B. Mestas, Jr.
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Pfc.
Felix B. Mestas, Jr. died a hero's death,
on an Italian battle front, in one of
the bloodiest battles of the World War
II on September 29, 1944, just a month
after his 23rd birthday.
His bravery that day was reported. For
awhile his identity remained a mystery,
lending him the title of "The Unknown
Hero of Battle Mountain". Soon
after, the complete story came out.
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Click
Here to read 'The Story of Cowboy Mestas'.
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John Mestas
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Radioman, Third Class, U.S. Navy
Service # 6186364
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: January 27, 1945
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American
Cemetery
Nettuno, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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From: "school-home"
<school-home@*****.net>
To: Hello@MtMestas.com
Subject: names on monument
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 20:44:42 -0700
My father's name is also on this monument.
His name is John Mestas. He served in WWII in
the CBI. |
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John Naglich
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Walter L. Naney
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Jose J. Ortivez
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STAFF SERGEANT, U.S. Army
Service # 38104321
357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Colorado
Died: August 14, 1944
Buried at: Plot N Row 4 Grave 24
Brittany American Cemetery
St. James, France
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart |
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George F. Oswerk
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Albert Quintana
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Ralph Roybal
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George Smalley
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Frank Struble, Jr.
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John P. Tice
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Joseph Trujillo
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Matt Trujillo
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6 Aug 1917 - 22 Sep 1943
Pvt.
180th Inf. - 45th Inf. Div. |
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Rumaldo Trujillo
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Eutimio Valdez, Jr.
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11 May 1912 - 19 Dec 1944
Pfc.
12 Cav. |
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Peter P. Verbich, Jr.
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Henry J. Vigil
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Jesus M. Vigil
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Melaguias Vigil
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