US PARAS 2 Tirado, Eugene Leo

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Tirado ​

• FORENAME

Eugene Leo ​

• UNIT

187 Airborne Infantry Regiment (C Company,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class ​

• NUMBER

39592940 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

26th March 1951 ​

• AGE

32 ​

• GRAVESITE

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery,San Diego,California Section L Site 3 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from San Diego,California​

born 9.12.1918 San Diego,California​

married (2 sons Eugene and Eddie,1 daughter Frances)​

Mexican American​

graduated high school​

chauffeur/driver in civilian life​

entered service 10.7.1944 Los Angeles,California​

187 AIR July 1950​

KIA Parun-ni-Hill 228,South Korea ​

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Eugene's first wife was Maria Luz Valeriano who passed away in 1943. He remarried Jo Virginia Smith in 1946. Gene's parents were: Guadalupe G Tirado and Luz (Lucy) Solis de Tirado. Guadalupe divorced and remarried Felicitas Toledo when Eugene and his sister Ascension were young. Guadalupe was still married to Felicitas when Eugene was KIA in 1951.​