Timeline
Birth- 26 Apr 1924
Loving, New Mexico
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 40 - 19 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service Start Date
30 Sept 1943
Rank
Master Sergeant
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1964
Awards
Army Commendation Medal w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 19 years
Service Number
38442412
Unit
Company "A", 1st Battalion, 165th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
Awards
Combat Infantryman Badge (1st Award), Medal of Honor, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
Rank
Sergeant
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Army Branch
Infantry
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 30 Sept 1943-Age: 19 years
Carlsbad, New Mexico
1950 - 1953Korean War
Branch
Army
Awards
Combat Infantryman Badge (2nd Award)
Conflict Period
Korean War
Rank
Master Sergeant
Served For
United States of America
Death- 19 Nov 2009-Age: 86 years
Yountville, California
Other Facts
Full Name
Alejandro Renteria Ruiz