TEC5, US Army, Irene Huerena Gallegos
Born: September 7, 1923
Died: June 20, 2014
Burial Site: SFNC, Section V, Site 2267
Irene Huerena (Gallegos) enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) on October 27, 1943. 1 She completed basic training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and her military occupational specialty was a medical technician at the 17th WAC Hospital. 2 She was awarded the American Theater Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. 1 Huerena Gallegos received an honorable discharge on February 15, 1946. 1
Huerena Gallegos was born in Soham, New Mexico. Before she enlisted in the military, she worked at a state hospital in New Mexico. 3
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Gallegos, Irene Huerena
“Irene Huerena Gallegos,” Albuquerque Journal, June 25, 2014, C-3. Newspapers.com.
Notes:
1. New Mexico Commission of Public Records, State Records Center and Archives; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Subsubseries: Military Discharges; Box Number: 16594; Box Title: Military Discharges Herrera-Histia
2. “Irene Huerena Gallegos,” Albuquerque Journal, June 25, 2014, C-3. Newspapers.com.
3. “Irene Huerena,” Las Vegas Daily Optic, April 22, 1943, 6. Newspapers.com.
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“Irene Huerena Gallegos,” Find-A-Grave.
Prepared by Sue Ruth, Ph.D., Central New Mexico Community College