OLVERA AND JIMENEZ
OUR MILTARY HERO PFC. SIMON JIMENEZ Two of Francisca Jimenez's brothers would join the U.S. Army during World War II. Timoteo (born 22 August 1908) and Simon (born 29 October 1916) both filled our their draft cards on 16 October 1940. Timoteo was 32 years old and worked at Horn's Potato Chips, while Simon was 23 years old and stated that he worked at Valley Poultry and Egg Company. EL PASO TIMES, 26 MAY 1942
Timoteo was called into service on 2 June 1942. He served in the campaign in North Africa and was medically discharged 1 September 1944, exactly 1 year and 1 day before the end of the war.
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