Name:
Manuel Rangel, Jr. Castillo
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
38460387
Unit:
41st Armored Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-16
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
H
Row:
9
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Manuel Rangel Castillo, Jr. was born on January 19, 1925, in Mexico. He served in the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He died on September 16, 1944, and is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. Pfc Castillo was one of the 65 soldiers killed in battle during the liberation of the Limburg region of the Netherlands and Belgium.