Frank Echevarria

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 09/21/1944

Frank Echevarria born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on April 27, 1907.

He was drafted into the Army on June 12, 1943 at New York City,
New York. His home of residence was listed as New York City, New York.
He had completed one year of High School and was separated with dependents.
At the time of induction he was an American citizen.

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 26, 1944.

Private Echevarria was killed in action in Germany on September 21, 1944,
near Brandscheid.

Frank Echevarria was originally buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and his remains were later returned to the
United States where he was interred in New York on April 22, 1949.

Burial:
Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale
Suffolk County
New York, USA
Plot: J 0 16210

Grave marker for Frank Echevarria

Photo by GLENN from the Find A Grave website

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