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Ignacio Tafoya

Also Known As: "Jimmy"
Birthdate:
Death: November 15, 1990 (64)
Santa Fe
Place of Burial: Santa Fe
Immediate Family:

Son of Ramon Elias Tafoya and Celia Miera
Husband of Isabel Romero Tafoya
Father of Private User; Private User; Private User; Private User; Private User and 1 other
Brother of Elias Tafoya; Victoriana Tafoya; Manuel D. Tafoya Sr.; David Tafoya; Filomena Tafoya and 7 others

Occupation: Soldier, US Army WW II
Managed by: Private User
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Ignacio Tafoya's Timeline

1926
July 17, 1926
1944
1944
- 1946
Age 17
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Philippines

Enlisted in the Army in late 1944, underwent training at Ft Hood as a Tank Destroyer Crewman and then Deployed to the South Pacific to continue training with the 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion. The 637th was heavily involved in the retaking of the Phillipines and, when the war ended, was one of the first units sent to Japan for Occupation duty. Went from E-1 to E-5 in less than 2 years which is pretty darn fast.

1990
November 15, 1990
Age 64
Santa Fe