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GIBBS, Chester Raymond - Date of
birth
20 December 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa -
Hometown
Des Moines County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37669278 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Küfferath-Gey, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
John L. Gibbs (father)
Ida E. (Reiter) Gibbs (mother)
William A. Gibbs (brother)
Ruth F. Gibbs (sister)
Dorothy D. Gibbs (sister)
Gertrude H. Gibbs (sister)
Robert L. Gibbs (brother)
James H. Gibbs (brother)
Betty L. Gibbs (sister)
Henry F. Gibbs (brother)
Dorothy (Rottman) Gibbs (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Chester R. Gibbs enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 22 April 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Christian Wagler Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/documents/331st/AAR/AAR_331_DEC1944.pdf, www.newspaperarchive.com - Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Jennifer Sloan