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VANDER LAAN, Gordon B - Date of
birth
28 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Albion, Orleans County, New York -
Hometown
Morton, Orleans County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42091612 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - unknown
Immediate family
-
Members
Jacob L. Vander Laan (father)
Jantje (Amerika) Vander Laan (mother)
Haayo Vander Laan (brother)
David Vander Laan (brother)
More information
Pvt Gordon B. Vander Laan enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 28 December 1943.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Yvonne Ramakers-Baur