Jesus Aguilar Rosas
Service # 38013886
863rd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Entered the Service from: Texas
Awards: Purple Heart
Jesus A. Rosas was a son of Rosindo Rosas and Felifa Rosas. He had a brother Rosindo Rosas and a sister Hilaria Rosas.
Near Mutzenich, Monschau, No, 8 of B Battary got a roaring welcome from German Attillary fire just as it had finished building thier revetment. Here the 863rd suffered it first loss in Germany. The frist shell exploded 50 feet short of the freshly dug revetment and killed Cpl. Rosas. The reminder of the gun crew hit the snow inside thier revetment and the hugged the base of the embankment. A dozen additional rounds crashed all around but there were no more casualties.
Service # 38013886
863rd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Entered the Service from: Texas
Awards: Purple Heart
Jesus A. Rosas was a son of Rosindo Rosas and Felifa Rosas. He had a brother Rosindo Rosas and a sister Hilaria Rosas.
Near Mutzenich, Monschau, No, 8 of B Battary got a roaring welcome from German Attillary fire just as it had finished building thier revetment. Here the 863rd suffered it first loss in Germany. The frist shell exploded 50 feet short of the freshly dug revetment and killed Cpl. Rosas. The reminder of the gun crew hit the snow inside thier revetment and the hugged the base of the embankment. A dozen additional rounds crashed all around but there were no more casualties.
Jesus Aguilar Rosas
Service # 38013886
863rd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Entered the Service from: Texas
Awards: Purple Heart
Jesus A. Rosas was a son of Rosindo Rosas and Felifa Rosas. He had a brother Rosindo Rosas and a sister Hilaria Rosas.
Near Mutzenich, Monschau, No, 8 of B Battary got a roaring welcome from German Attillary fire just as it had finished building thier revetment. Here the 863rd suffered it first loss in Germany. The frist shell exploded 50 feet short of the freshly dug revetment and killed Cpl. Rosas. The reminder of the gun crew hit the snow inside thier revetment and the hugged the base of the embankment. A dozen additional rounds crashed all around but there were no more casualties.
Service # 38013886
863rd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Entered the Service from: Texas
Awards: Purple Heart
Jesus A. Rosas was a son of Rosindo Rosas and Felifa Rosas. He had a brother Rosindo Rosas and a sister Hilaria Rosas.
Near Mutzenich, Monschau, No, 8 of B Battary got a roaring welcome from German Attillary fire just as it had finished building thier revetment. Here the 863rd suffered it first loss in Germany. The frist shell exploded 50 feet short of the freshly dug revetment and killed Cpl. Rosas. The reminder of the gun crew hit the snow inside thier revetment and the hugged the base of the embankment. A dozen additional rounds crashed all around but there were no more casualties.
Inscription
CPL 863 AAA AW BN TEXAS
Gravesite Details
Jesus joined the army in santa Fe, New Mexico on 2 December 1941, and joined the 863rd, Anti-Aircraft Antillery Automatic Weapons Battalion on 2 June 1943.
