May 26, 1915 – August 20, 2001
Felipe Fajardo
Personal Information
Birthplace: Puerto de Luna, New Mexico
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 2nd Infantry Division
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: May 26, 1939
Discharged: Sep 26, 1944
Highest Rank: Private
Honored By: The EIsenhower Foundation
Biography
Felipe and Livy Madrid were the first two young men from Guadalupe County, New Mexico, to enlist in the Armed Forces to serve in World War II. He proudly fought on the beaches of Normandy at the Battle of the Bulge.
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