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Personal info

Full name
ABBOTT, Gerald Deneen
Date of birth
28 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
Hometown
Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36037252
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
Near Hoven, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 54

Immediate family

Members
Lew E. Abbott (father)
Hueta Abbott (mother)
William Abbott (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Gerald D. Abbott was employed at the Kirkwood's Dairy.

He enlisted on 16 June 1941 in Chicago, Illinois.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.3ad.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Aimee Fogg, Amandine Jaunet - Henri-Chapelle Cemetery Associate