Private First Class Paul J Gonzales 39289206 KIA
Private First Class Paul J Gonzales Service Number 39289206 United States Army Killed in Action. He was born on January 11, 1924 the son of Adolf E Gonzales and Jane Gonzales of 110 west 9th Street Gothenburg Nebraska. He attended Lake Forest College. He entered the United States Army on March 16, 1943 in Los Angeles California at the age of 19. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 foot 7 inches tall had Black hair, Brown Eyes and weighed 130 Pounds. He served in the 103rd Infantry Division, 410th Infantry Regiment and was Killed in Action in France on January 25, 1945. He was awarded the American Theater Medal, World War Two Victory Medal, European-African Middle Eastern Theater (ETO) Medal with BRONZE BATTLE STARS, PURPLE HEART Medal (PHM).
1- LAKE FOREST COLLEGE WORLD WAR Two MILITARY RECORDS
2- U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
3- U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
4- 1930 United States Federal Census
5- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=39289206&bc=sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=7778101