| NAME: Robert Echave Gamboa |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 253920 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: 2945 1/2 S. Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, CA |
NEXT OF KIN: Sister, Mrs. Josephine Eaton |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 10/1/1912 |
SERVICE DATES: 7/11/1936 – 1957 |
DATE OF DEATH: 5/15/1998 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Pearl Harbor | First Defense Battalion | — | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | A/1/24 | 746 | PFC | ||||
| Tinian | A/1/24 | 746 | PFC | ||||
| Iwo Jima | A/1/24 | 737 | Corporal | WIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Corporal (WWII) Technical Sergeant (Retirement) |
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