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88TH
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1942 |
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CHRONOLOGIES |
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DISTINGUISHED
UNIT
CITATIONS |
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350th
Infantry Reg.
Distinguished Unit Citation Sep - Oct 44
Monte Battaglia, Italy |
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351st
Infantry Reg.
Distinguished Unit Citation 1944
Monte Capello, Italy |
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351st
Infantry Reg.
Distinguished Unit Citation 1944
Laiatico, Italy |
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Mark
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Dwight
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Benard
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Adolph
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Irwin
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German
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Friends
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ITALY |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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1945 |
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Apennines |
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Casola
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Friends
and Residents
Representing Italy |
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Laiatico |
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Monte
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Monte
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Pictures
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Unknown Locations |
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MESTAS
FAMILY |
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Mestas
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Mestas
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Mestas
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MESTAS
MAGAZINE
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The Story of
Coyboy Mestas |
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The
Hero Behind
The Mountain |
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Silver
Star or
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MESTAS
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26
Nazis Died |
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Battle
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Dedication
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Dedication
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Fearless
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Felix
Missing |
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Hero
of Battle Named |
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Killing
Nazis |
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La
Veta Man |
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La
Veta Peak Plan |
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Local
Hero |
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Memorial
Begins |
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Memorial
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Memorial
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Herfauno Dead |
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Silver Star |
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Son's
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The
Mountain |
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Walsenburg
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Congressional
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MT.MESTAS |
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Geology
Report |
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Mt.
Mestas Pictures |
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MT.MESTAS
MEMORIAL
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Mt.Mestas
Memorial Monument |
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The
names of 63 people from
Huerfano County who
died during the World War
II are engraved on the Monument. |
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Click on any name
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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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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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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11
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. |
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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15 Aug 1905 - 16
Apr 1943
Pfc.
62nd Field Arty.
Bn. |
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Ralph Weir
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979th Field
Artillary
Bn.
KIA Holland
27 Sept
44
Purple Heart
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Danial L. White
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Earl L. Williburn
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William Zanon
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