Born in San Francisco, California, August 20, 1922, Graduated from the St. Ignatius High School, San Francisco, June 1940
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 19, Two-Year Curriculum in Agriculture
Graduated in February 1943

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted, Army of the United States, Enlisted Reserve Corps; assigned to active duty 29 March 1943.
Mar to Apr 1943; Reserve Corps, Service Command Unit 1930, Presidio of Monterey, California.

Grades Held

Private, 32 November 1942.
Promoted to Private First Class, 1 May 1943.
Promoted to Corporal 10 May 1943.

Active Service Assignments

Apr to Oct 1943; Hq Co, 3d Bn, 291st Infantry Regiment, Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Oct to Nov 1943; Hq AST, STAR SCU No 3702, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Nov 1943 to Mar 1944; ASTU 4766, South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, N.D.
Mar 1944 to Dec 1944; Co M, 71st Inf Regt, Camp Polk, Louisiana and European Theater of Operations.
Sep 1944; departed the United States for France; assigned to Com, 71st Inf, 44th Div, 7th Army.
In Service 2 years, 0 months, and 22 days.

Corporal John C. Santos was killed in action on 21 December 1944 in Bitche, France.

Decorations and Awards

BRONZE STAR MEDAL.
PURPLE HEART (Posthumous).
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with two Bronze Service Stars for participation in the Rhinelands and Ardennes-Alsace Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
SHARPSHOOTER BADGE with Rifle and Mortar Bars.