Individual Details
Abraham Lincoln Briles
(21 Feb 1924 - 27 Jun 2001)
BRILES, ABRAHAM LINCOLN
PFC US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/21/1924
DATE OF DEATH: 06/27/2001
BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 1A
SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY
501 NORTH GUADALUPE STREET P. O. BOX 88 SANTA FE, NM 87501
(505) 988-6400
SANTA FE, July 30, 1941 Two Santa Fe youths drowned Wednesday in a small reservoir on the Tecsuque Indian reservation, eight miles north of Santa Fe. The victims were Leo Jiron, 16, son of Celsq Jiron, and Luis Gonzales 18, son of David Gouzale s Sr. State Police Captain A. B. Martinez and Patrolman James Roach recovered the bodies by diving. Marlinez said seven boys were playing at the reservoir's edge and three of them stepped beyond a sudden drop-off into 12 feet of
water. Abraham Briles, the only one who could swim, managed to rescue Bennie Rodriguez, but the other two drowned before he could return for them.
PFC US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/21/1924
DATE OF DEATH: 06/27/2001
BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 1A
SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY
501 NORTH GUADALUPE STREET P. O. BOX 88 SANTA FE, NM 87501
(505) 988-6400
SANTA FE, July 30, 1941 Two Santa Fe youths drowned Wednesday in a small reservoir on the Tecsuque Indian reservation, eight miles north of Santa Fe. The victims were Leo Jiron, 16, son of Celsq Jiron, and Luis Gonzales 18, son of David Gouzale s Sr. State Police Captain A. B. Martinez and Patrolman James Roach recovered the bodies by diving. Marlinez said seven boys were playing at the reservoir's edge and three of them stepped beyond a sudden drop-off into 12 feet of
water. Abraham Briles, the only one who could swim, managed to rescue Bennie Rodriguez, but the other two drowned before he could return for them.
Events
| Birth | 21 Feb 1924 | ||||
| Death | 27 Jun 2001 | Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., NM |  | ||
| Burial | Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |
Families
| Child | Rebecca Joni Briles ( - ) |
| Father | Branson Walker Briles (1894 - 1926) |
| Mother | Fidela Rivera ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ethel Adelata Briles (1922 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Leonard Pershing Briles (1925 - 1926) |
Endnotes
1. Information provided by Sam Broyles.
2. Photo of Gravemarker.