Vincente M. Guerrero

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/29/1944

Vincente M. Guerrero was born in Texas on July 20, 1922. He was drafted into the Army
on November 13, 1943 at Lubbock, Texas. His home of residence was listed as Coleman County,
Texas and his civilian occupation was listed as Unskilled Miscellaneous Occupations. He had
completed grammar school and was married. His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool on July 13, 1944.

Private Guerrero was killed in action in France, during Operation Cobra, the breakout from Normandy,
on July 29, 1944.

Newspaper article annoucning the death of
Vincente Guerrero

Photo by Carl Langford
from the Find A Grave website

Decorations of Vincente M. Guerrero

Vincente M. Guerrero was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Marigny Cemetery, St. Lô, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Texas.

Burial:
Santa Anna Cemetery
Santa Anna (Coleman County)
Coleman County
Texas
Plot: Platt 1, Block 47, Lot 4

Grave marker for Vincente M. Guerrero

Photo by Carl Langford from the Find A Grave website

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