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Serna, Marcelino

    Date of birth:
    April 26th, 1896 (Chihuahua, Mexico)
    Date of death:
    February 29th, 1992 (El Paso/Texas, USA)
    Buried on:
    Fort Bliss National Cemetery
    Plot: G. Grave: 423.
    Nationality:
    Mexican

    Biography

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    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Rank:
    Private
    Awarded on:
    1919
    "For extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Flirey, France, 12 September 1918. Private Serna displayed exceptional coolness and courage in single handed charging and capturing 24 Germans."

    War Department, General Orders No. 27
    Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)

    With palm
    Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
    Period:
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Awarded on:
    March 2nd, 2022

    Posthumously awarded
    Texas Legislative Medal of Honor

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