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First Name: Saturnino
Last Name: Mares
Birthplace: San Benito, TX, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: San Benito, TX |
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Middle Name: R
Date of Birth: 29 November 1918
Date of Death: 10 May 2021
Rank: Private First Class
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Saturnino Mares
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)
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Biography:
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Saturnino Mares
Private First Class, U. S. Army
Silver Star
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 94 (1944)
(UNCONFIRMED – Citation Needed): Saturnino Mares, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.
The War Department made a press release about the awarded Silver Star in SIS press release A-381.
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Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 6/29/2025.
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Honoree ID: 338688 |
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drjones46 |
