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Abel Reyes Escalante^1,2,3,4,5,6

Photo of Abel Escalante taken about 1954. (Photo: robsgenealogy.net)

Facts and Notes

• Military: U S Govt C C C Occupation: U S Govt C C C; Complexion: Light Brown; EyeColor: Brown; HairColor: Black; Height: 5 5; Weight: 130⁵
• Birth: 14 September 1916; Kelly, Socorro, New Mexico, USABGO^3,1,2,4,5,6
• Residence: 1920; Los Barelos, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USABG; Age: 4; Age: 4 3/12; EnumerationDistrict: 6; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son¹
• Residence: 1930; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son²
• Residence: 1940; Precinct 2, Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG; He was staying with his sister and brother in law at the time of the census⁷
• Residence: 1940; Doña Ana, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 23; Self RelationToHead: Head; Mother RelationToHead: Mother⁵
• Registration: 16 October 1940; Doña Ana, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 23⁵
• Military: 28 May 1946; Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, USABGO; A survivor of the infamous WW2 Bataan Death March, Abel Escalante was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese for 42 months. While in captivity, his health deteriorated and his weight dropped from 135 pounds to 78 pounds.^3,8
• Death: 5 March 1977; Memorial General Hospital, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG^9,6
• Burial: 10 March 1977; Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG; Military graveside rites were performed. Pallbearers were Karl Escalante, Luis Escalante Jr., Albert Holguin, Alex Barreras, Ted Reyes, and Sam Reyes.¹⁰

• Related Pages: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery List of People

Citations

1. [S446] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=20311720&indiv=try, Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Barelos, Bernalillo, New Mexico; Roll: T625_1074; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6, Record for Matilde Escalante
2. [S523] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=108036751&indiv=try, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: 1394; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 550.0; FHL microfilm: 2341129, Record for Luis S Escalante
3. [S607] Ancestry.com, New Mexico, World War II Records, 1941-1945, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8867&h=110876&indiv=try, New Mexico Commission of Public Records, State Records Center and Archives; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Subsubseries: Military Discharges; Box Number: 16580; Box Title: Military Discharges Errington-Favor, Record for Abel R Escalante
4. [S812] Ancestry.com, New Mexico, Select County Marriage Records, 1905-1999, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61844&h=90018437&indiv=try, Dona Ana County Clerk's Office; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Dona Ana County Marriage Records, Record for Abel R Escalante
5. [S565] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=6247305&indiv=try, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New Mexico, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 36, Record for Abel Reyes Escalante
6. [S531] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=19327468&indiv=try, Record for Abel Reyes Escalante
7. [S373] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=109485844&indiv=try, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02443; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 7-3, Record for Alejandro Cuaron
8. [S36] Newspaper article, https://www.newspapers.com/image/35319103/, Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, New Mexico), Tuesday, 11 November 1975, "Veteran Remembers Death March" by Ray Lopez. Newspapers.com; accessed 18 Apr 2017
9. [S118] Reyes Family, Memorial Notice, Reyes Family. Memorial Notice. 2011. Privately held by Robert Reyes, Lorton, Virginia. 2016., Abel Escalante, 7 March 1977
10. [S118] Reyes Family, Memorial Notice, Reyes Family. Memorial Notice. 2011. Privately held by Robert Reyes, Lorton, Virginia. 2016., Abel Escalante Death Notice, 9 March 1977