Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Pascual DeLeon, PFC
Pascual Deleon was born in Pescadito,TX on May 17, 1918 to Pedro De Leon, Sr (of Mexico, Candela NL) and Petra Rivera, also of Candela. He enlisted in the army 15 Jan 1941, and was killed in action during WW2 on Jan 22, 1944 in Italy. The next of kin was listed as Severa Flores, of Laredo, TX and he is buried in the Catholic cemetery in Laredo, TX.
There is an article in the San Antonio Light from April 29, 1944 which listed him as missing in action, however, his remains were eventually returned to the family and he was buried in Laredo.
The following documents are available on his ancestry page on ancestry.com:
-1920 census
-1930 census
-San Antonia Light article 4/29/1944
-US Rosters of War Dead 1939-1945
-Enlistment Records
-Death Certificate
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