Abelicio Baca Barela
T/4 in 23rd Headquarters Co
ASN#38071797
Born 1918 in NM, Died 2009
County of residence at enlistment: Socorro County, NM
Other residence(s): Albuquerque, NM
United States Army, did not accompany the unit to Europe
Occupation before the war: clerks, general office
College education before the war: 1 year
College education after the war: NM State Univ,; NM Tech; St. Joseph's College
Born June 5, 1918 in La Joya, New Mexico, a tiny town in a farming/ranching area on the Rio Grande in Socorro County. Like many New Mexican Hispanics, he was able to trace his ancestry back to the first Spanish settlements in New Mexico in the early 1600s.
He worked as a clerk in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Bernalillo, NM prior to his four-year stint in the Army during WW2, where he served as a clerk/typist.
In August, 1943, he was working as a postal clerk at Camp Fannin, TX.
He was affiliated with the 23rd Headquarters Company in the late summer of 1945 in New York; he probably did not serve in the European theatre.
He married Beneranda Jaramillo on June 3, 1945 in La Joya.
After the war he graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture from NM State University, and then went on to graduate study at New Mexico Tech and St. Joseph's College. He was a teacher for 15 years, and then worked for the FHA for 25 years. After his retirement, he worked part time as a crossing guard.
Died October 30, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM.
Sources:
Ancestry Family Tree
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74956176/person/42493064707/facts
Newspaper article about his military service
https://www.newspapers.com/image/156274930/?terms=abelicio%2Bbarela
Enlistment record
New Mexico World War II Record (correct Army serial number)
Article Celebrating the Barelas' 50th Anniversary (contains some biographical data and a photo)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/158392839/?terms=abelicio%2Bbarela
Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/abelicio-baca-barela-obituary?pid=178287449
Find a Grave record
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85202740/abelicio-baca-barela