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GONGAWARE, James Elmer - Date of
birth
23 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Jeannette, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33916668 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Huchem-Stammeln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter W. Gongaware (father)
Florence Gongaware (mother)
Lewis G. Gongaware (brother)
Josephine Gongaware (sister)
Florence E. Gongaware (sister)
Catherine L. Gongaware (sister)
Helen I. Gongaware (sister)
Dorothy J. Gongaware (wife)
More information
Pfc James E. Gongaware worked in a rubber factory before he enlisted at Camp Meade, Maryland on 17 February 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – John McMichael Family Tree, 1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications WWII, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet