Name:
George A. Ligeros
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
6935355
Unit:
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate) (Norwegian)
Date of Death:
1944-09-17
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota
Plot:
B-1
Row:
Grave:
473-S
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
George A. Ligeros was born on October 11, 1919, in North Dakota. He was the son of John Louis Ligeros and Ida Marie Evenson Ligeros.
George served in the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate), as a Private during World War II. He died on September 17, 1944, in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and is now buried in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA. Pvt Ligeros was killed in battle during the Canal Drive liberation of Belgian Limburg.