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Mauricio G Cueller

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Serial number34635336
Birth year1924
State of enlistmentMISSISSIPPI
RankPvt
Unit29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, HQ Company, Attached fr Med Det
Date of death1944-06-06
LocationDog Red

The story

Pvt Mauricio Cueller was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment. On D-Day, the 116th Infantry Regiment, of which this battalion was a part, came ashore near Exit D-1 and pushed inland toward St. Laurent-sur-Mer, working to secure the beach exit before turning to clear German defenses along the shore. One element of the regiment advanced as far as Vierville-sur-Mer that day. By nightfall the regiment's battalions had settled into positions spread along this stretch of coast - one along the road west of Vierville-sur-Mer, one about a hundred meters west of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, and one just north of the town - though surviving records do not specify which of these positions this particular battalion occupied. Pvt Cueller was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA

The battlefield

Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.

Historical evidence

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Military details

Enlistment date1943-06-23
Coordinates49.371765, -0.882112 (sector estimate)
MR date reported1944-06-06
MR page1
Confidence levelEstimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"

Nearby casualties

Same company (29ID-116IN-2BN-HQ), 1944-06-06 — 2 other soldiers lost that day