Domingo “Mingo” Mermejo

U.S. Army, Domingo “Mingo” Mermejo

Birth: 31 October 1921, Picuris Pueblo, NM, USA
Death: 16 June 1986, Picuris Pueblo, NM, USA

US Army | World War II
Gravestone of Domingo Mermejo

Burial Site: Picuris Pueblo, NM, USA

According to his service record, Captain Mermejo enlisted in the US Army 16 February, 1942.1 After the war he returned to his home in Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. According to the Taos News, 8 January 1974. “Mingo” was elected Second War Captain of the Picuris Pueblo.2

Notes:

    1. Ancestry.com, US World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940 -1947.
    2. “Picuris Officers,” The Taos News, 16 January, 1974, Newspapers.com
    3. Photos by Find A Grave.com, Mermejo Domingo, August 2023

    Prepared by, Charles Preston, Santa Fe Community College, Student