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Personal info

Full name
GAMBLE, Ray B
Date of birth
28 October 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Columbiana County, Ohio
Hometown
Columbiana County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35608782
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 13 26

Immediate family

Members
Ray A. Gamble (father)
Lola Gamble (mother)
Charles Gamble (brother)
Alice Gamble (sister)
Roy Gamble (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Ray B. Gamble attended East Liverpool High School.

He enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 30 March 1943 and was sent overseas in April 1944.

He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time for wounds, sustained on 1 September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Ohio Birth Index / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Salem News / The Evening Review

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - East Liverpool High School Yearbook 1942