Justo Baca Cordova was a United States Army soldier who went missing in action during World War I on August 1, 1918 in Cierges, France. He is one of eight Arizonans who are unaccounted for during World War I.
Case[]
Justo Cordova was born to a Mexican-American family in Williams, Arizona on May 16, 1895. At some point in his life, he enlisted in the United States Army was assigned as a Private to Company D, 110th Infantry Regiment. On August 1, 1918, he went missing in action in Cierges, France. He was reported to be killed in action, although details of his death are unknown at this time.
After his death, Cordova was awarded the Purple Heart and presumably the World War I Victory Medal. Additionally, the American Legion Post #13 in Williams was named in his honor. Cordova has a grave in Section 5 of Mountain View Cemetery in Williams.
Justo Baca Cordova remains part of the 4,223 Americans who remain unaccounted for during World War I. Their cases are not under investigation by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Media[]
- Cordova was briefly mentioned in Hollywood Home Entertainment's Arizona Heroes of World War I. The one-hour documentary was released in 2018 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the war's end.
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