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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Pablo Camacho
Pablo
Camacho
d. Jul 8, 2017
Pablo Camacho's Obituary
PABLO CAMACHO
Pablo Camacho, 96, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at a local hospital.
Mr. Camacho was born in Laredo, Texas and had been a lifelong resident.
Pablo Camacho was born on January 15, 1921 in the South Texas town of Laredo. Times were tough as he had just lived through the depression. Prior to June 10, Camacho was working as a waiter at Pilo's Place on Farragut Street in Downtown Laredo. At the Age of 21, he had just received his draft notice to report for induction into the Military Service. World War II was going strong and his talents were needed by his country. He did not hesitate and on June 10, 1942, he reported to the Induction Station at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas and after a thorough physical, he was inducted into the Army. After his induction, he was transferred immediately to Fort Hood at Killeen, Texas. Mr. Camacho was assigned to the 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Division as a squad leader in the infantry platoon. After training he was further assigned as a heavy machine gunner. His primary weapon was a 30 caliber machine gun. After training and before being transferred he was promoted to Private First Class in charge of a 7 member squad of his platoon. Upon completing his training at Fort Hood, he was transferred to Fort Ord, California in preparation for shipment to the Pacific Theatre in the Philippines. Cpl. Camacho's expertise with his weapon, the 30 Cal. Machine Gun, was instrumental in the success of his operation. His unit received a Presidential Unit Citation for this successful operation. The 169th Infantry Regiment was shipped back to Fort Lewis, Washington where they were disbanded. Cpl. Camacho was soon on board a train to the Separation Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, where he started out more than three years earlier. He was released from active duty on October 20, 1945. During his entire service Camacho was fortunate not to receive any type of serious injury. Cpl. Pablo Camacho received several medals including the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, One Service Stripe and 6 Overseas Service Bars. He was released on October 20, 1945 and was very proud of his 39 months of service to his country. He returned to Laredo to a position with Holiday Inn. He married Isaura Camacho and his family grew to twelve, six boys and six girls. He spent his time watching and caring for his grandchildren. Upon his retirement, he loved to read, work on his crossword puzzles and spending time with his wife, of 66 years of marriage, and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his loving wife, Isaura M. Camacho.
Children, Guillermina (James+) Jeter, Reymundo (Rosa) Camacho, Maria de Jesus Guerra, Margarita (Adolio Jr.) Morales, Pablo Jr. (Laura) Camacho, Juan Jose Camacho, Fernando (Dora) Camacho, Marta Delgado, Ramon (Consuelo) Camacho, Dolores Camacho, Laura (Pablo) de la Cruz and Jesus (Patricia) Camacho.
22 Grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
22 Grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Also surviving him are other relatives and many friends.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and a Vigil of the Deceased will be held at 7 p.m. in the
Hernandez, Lopez and Sons Northside Chapels, 800 Boston St. on San Bernardo Ave.
Funeral services will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 departing from the funeral home chapel. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church. Committal services and interment will follow in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
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Funeral Services for Pablo Camacho
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12
Hernandez, Lopez & Sons Northside Chapels
4:00 - 9:00 pm
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13
Mother Cabrini Catholic Church
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