Juanito Garcia

U.S. Army, PFC, Juanito García 

Birth: 20 MAY 1923  Carnuel, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 
Death: 7 JULY 2012  Albuquerque, New Mexico 

US Army | World War II
Registration Card for Juanito Garcia

Burial Site: Holy Cross Cemetery, Acomita, New Mexico

Awards

American theater medal | Combat infantry Badge | Distinguished unit badge | Good Conduct Medal | Purple heart with one oak leaf cluster | SAME ribbon with four battle stars and one bronze arrowhead | Victory Medal

PFC, Garcia fought in D-Day at the Normandy landings, Rhineland, and Ardennes. He was wounded in action in France and Belgium and awarded the Purple Heart.1 PFC Garcia’s father, Atanacio García was the son of Vivian García, who was a descendant of one of the first families who settled in Carnuel, New Mexico, and heirs to the Land Grant of Carnuel. PFC Garcia’s son Isidro Garcia was killed in action in Vietnam. His obituary described him as a honest hard working man and a provider.2

Images & Documents

Grave Marker of Juanito Garcia

Notes:

  1. Ancestry.com, NM, U.S. World War II Records, 1941-1945
  2. “Garcia Juanito,” Albuquerque Journal, 15 July, 2012, Newspapers.com

Photos by, Ancestry.com and Find A Grave.com, U.S. Army, PFC, Juanito García

Biography prepared by, E. Garcia Central New Mexico College 

DVA, Veterans Legacy Memorial, Find Your Veteran Link