Corporal Alfonso E. Solis Jr. 37713070

Corporal Alfonso E., Solis Jr. 37713070 US Army. Born 7 June 1926 in Colorado. He attended Annunciation School in Denver, and was a steelworker prior to entering service on 24 October 1944, at the age of 18. He received his preliminary training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and served overseas with Company D, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division. Corporal Solis saw active duty on Luzon in the Philippines, taking part in the battles of Lingayen Gulf, the enemy stronghold of Baguio, and Manila. He remained on Luzon until the liberation of the Philippines was accomplished, and took up special training in preparation for the invasion of Japan. He landed at Wakayama on the Japanese island of Honshu with the American Forces of Occupation, was attached to the 99th Military Government, and later transferred to 107th Military Government Company, where he served as company clerk. Corporal Solis received his honorable discharge on 26 July 1946 at Fort Lewis, Washington. He had earned the Asiatic Pacific Theater (PTO) Ribbon with a Battle Star for the Luzon Campaign, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Japanese Occupation Ribbon, and the Good Conduct and World War Two Victory Ribbons. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso E. Solis, Sr., of Denver Colorado. He is also the brother of Private first class Ernest E. Solis 37702773 KIA. 

 

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1- THE FIGHTING MEN OF Colorado – Asiatic-Pacific Theater World War Two – 1948

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Alfonso+E+Solis&bc=sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=6879271