Name:
Elizardo A. Gonzales
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
38583860
Unit:
289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-26
State:
New Mexico
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
6
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Elizardo A. Gonzales was born in 1921 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. He served in the 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on December 26, 1944, in/near Grandménil, Belgium. PFC Elisardo is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. His name is commemorated on a plaque located in the Manhay History 44 Museum, Manhay, Belgium, but his name is inscribed as Elisardo and he is listed under December 27 casualties.