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Personal info

Full name
HENSLEY, Gaines Morris
Date of birth
3 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36781663
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stadtkyll-Jünkerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 9 35

Immediate family

Members
Gaines Hensley (father)
Laura Hensley (mother)
Beulah Hensley (sister)
Pearl Hensley (sister)
Nina Hensley (sister)

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.com – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet