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GUMM, Wesley Wilburn - Date of
birth
28 June 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Richland, Camden County, Missouri -
Hometown
Jackson County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36768146 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Glesch, near the Erft Canal, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Gladys M. (Daily) Gumm (wife)
Scira S. Gumm (daughter)
Stephen W. Gumm (son)
More information
Sgt Gumm's daughter died when she was just five months old. His son died in a car crash in 1969 and his wife passed away in 1998.The second pricture of his grave marker was taken during Memorial Day on 27 May 2017 by the adopters Ronny and Carla Dreesen.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Richmond Dailey Cluff Schultz Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Ronny & Carla Dreesen
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - bjmartin