Blue Devils - 88th Infantry Division
and Mt.Mestas Research Website

349th - 350th - 351st Infantry Regiments

337th - 338th - 339th - 913th Field Artillery Battalions
313th Combat Engineer Battalion and Medical Battalions
and the Mt.Mestas Memorial Names Project

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Blue Devils

88th Infantry Division

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Mt.Mestas Memorial

Family Alumni

Blue Devils and Mt.Mestas Memorial members
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Mt.Mestas Memorial Monument Members

Andrews. P.
Angeles, S.
Archuleta, J
Archuleta,Le.
Archuleta,Lu.

Babbitt, J.
Bain, A.
Barros, F.
Bechaver, G.
Buka, M.
Castello, J.
Chavka, P.
Choid, R.
Christoff, J.
Cordova, R.
Cortez, M.
Denton, F.
Dick, Jr. A.
Dickinson, R.
Dunich, H.
Dunich, T.
Duran, G.
Farrar, Jr, W.
Glinsky, S.
Gomez, A.
Gonzales, B.
Gonzales, J.
Griego, Joe E.
Hendrix, Ra.
Hendrix, Ro.
Holderman, J.
Hubbard, A.
Jaramillo, E.
Kitchen, E.
Lucerne, G.
Maes, P.
Martinez, G.
Martinez, L.
McKenna, F.
Medina, J.
Mestas, Jr., F.
Mestas, J.
Naglich, J.
Naney, W.
Ortivez, J.
Oswerk, G.
Quintana, A.
Roybal, R.
Smalley, G.
Struble, Jr., F.
Tice, J.
Trujillo, J.
Trujillo, M.
Trujillo, R.
Valdez, Jr., E.
Verbich, P.
Vigil, H.
Vigil, J.
Vigil, M.
Weir, R.
White, D.
Williburn, E.
Zanon, W.

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88th Infantry Division Blue Devils Alumni

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349th
Infantry
Regiment
350th
Infantry
Regiment
351st
Infantry
Regiment
Blue
Devils
(Unit Unknown)
Other
Units

Boyer
Grabowski
Lukes
Mayer
McCarey
O'Neil
Sini
Speck
Stansky
Otero
Wacaster

Besterda
Berndt
Colpitts
Cox, J
Cox, W
Foss
Gibson
Hilt
Holland
Gallant
Keene
Mestas
Schuko
Striar
Vargus

Blankenship
Bobal
Custer
Dolan
Farmer
Fyhr
Fox
Germany
Good
Kendrick
Kincheloe
Mazza
Mitchell
Morrison
Nardin
Riga
Scavuzzo
St.Hilaire
Woodyard

Abbot
Abrahamson
Bailey
Bernstein
Bily
Centerwell
Cherry
Garcia
Gregory
Hinkson

Johnson
Martyn
Morse
Mullins
Peebles
Sasalie
Schoeneman
Vroeginday

752_Holt


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Mt.Mestas Memorial Monument


Andrews. P.
Angeles, S.
Archuleta, J
Archuleta,Le.
Archuleta,Lu.

Paul
Andrews

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

Lucindo
Archuleta

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


Babbitt, J.
Bain, A.
Barros, F.
Bechaver, G.
Buka, M.

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

Albert
Bain


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

Felix
Barros

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

George
Bechaver

2Aug09 - 20Sep44
SSgt
Armd. Inf. Bn.,
5th Armd. Div.


Castello, J.
Chavka, P.
Choid, R.
Christoff, J.
Cordova, R.

Joe
Castello


27Jan15 - 13Jan45
Pfc.
Field Art.

John Christoff

11Jan22 - 10Dec40
Seaman
2/c USNavy


Cortez, M.
Denton, F.
Dick, Jr. A.
Dickinson, R.
Dunich, H.

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

Henry
Dunich

28Dec25 - 15Jul45
Pfc.
383rd Inf.
96th Inf. Div


Dunich, T.
Duran, G.
Farrar, Jr, W.
Glinsky, S.
Gomez, A.

Tom
Dunich

2Jun23 - 28Jun44
Pfc.
106th Inf.

Gabe
Duran

18Mar13 - 26Sep44
Pfc.
359th Inf. Div.

Stephen J.
Glinsky

Pvt.
71st Inf.
46th Inf. Div.

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.


Gonzales, B.
Gonzales, J.
Griego, Joe E.
Hendrix, Ra.
Hendrix, Ro.

Joe
Griego

28Oct13 - 14Sep43
Pfc.
179th Inf.
45th Inf. Div.


Holderman, J.
Hubbard, A.
Jaramillo, E.
Kitchen, E.
Lucerne, G.

Austin
Hubbard

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

Esequiel
Jaramillo

20Mar19 - 31May45
SSgt.
66th Inf.
71st Inf. Div.


Maes, P.
Martinez, G.
Martinez, L.
McKenna, F.
Medina, J.

Pedro
Maes


7Apr13 - 10Apr43
2nd Lt.
814th Engr. Am. Bn

Leonard
Martinez

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


Mestas, Jr., F.
Mestas, J.
Naglich, J.
Naney, W.
Ortivez, J.

Felix B.
Mestas, Jr.


88th Inf Div
Blue Devils

John
Mestas


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

Jose J.
Ortivez


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


Oswerk, G.
Quintana, A.
Roybal, R.
Smalley, G.
Struble, Jr., F.


Tice, J.
Trujillo, J.
Trujillo, M.
Trujillo, R.

Valdez, Jr., E.

Matt
Trujillo

6Aug17 - 22Sep43
Pvt.
180th Inf.
45th Inf. Div.

Eutimio
Valdez, Jr.


11May12 - 19Dec44
Pfc.
12 Cav.


Verbich, P.
Vigil, H.
Vigil, J.
Vigil, M.
Weir, R.

Melaguias
Vigil


15Aog05 - 16Apr43
Pfc.
62nd Field Arty. Bn.

Ralph
Weir

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979th Field Artillary Bn.
KIA Holland 27 Sept 44
Purple Heart

 


White, D.
Williburn, E.
Zanon, W.


 

 


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350th Infantry Regiment

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Besterda
Berndt

Colpitts
Cox, J
Cox, W

Tec5
CIB
1918 - 1993

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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Infantry
PH
KIA 4 Oct 44


James
Cox

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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PH


Wilbur
Cox

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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Co G
PH
3 Bronze Stars
1925 - 1969


Foss

Gibson
Hilt
Holland
Keene

Richard D.
Foss

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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Infantry - Co G
CIB
3 Bronze Stars

 

Eugene L.
Gibson


Pvt - Infantry
CIB
Purple Heart
2 Bronze Stars
Died 1982

 

Paul
Hilt



 

 

James G.
Holland


G2
Regimental Staff
Cmd 1st Btn
Died 1997

 

Keene


Co E
KIA July 1944
Purple Heart
Bronze Star

 


Mestas
Schuko
Striar

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Gallant
Vargus

Mestas
Felix B., Jr.

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Co G
Silver Star

Co I
KIA 29 Sept 44


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351st Infantry Regiment

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Bios and Letters


Blankenship

Bobal
Custer
Dolan
Farmer

Jack
Blankenship




Pvt
Purple Heart

George
Bobal

Blue Devils-Raymond J. Berndt-350th
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Co C

Charles L.
Custer

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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Pvt
KIA 24Sep 44
Purple Heart
Buried France

Edward L.
Dolan




2nd LT
KIA July 44
Bronze Star


Fox

Germany
Good
Kendrick
Kincheloe

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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Platoon Leader
Purple Heart

Germany




Co D, 1st Btn

Kincheloe




2nd Btn
POW 27 Oct 44


Mitchell
Morrison
Riga
Scavuzzo
St.Hilaire



Purple Heart
Bronze Star
Died 7 May 2002

Morrison




Co M

Alvin
Riga


Reg Trans Officer
KIA
20 Nov 44

Santo
Scavuzzo

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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Pvt - Co L
Died 1984

Brenden
St.Hilaire

Blue Devils-Reginald Mayer-349th
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SSG
Died 2005