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SHIPMAN, William Gatewood - Date of
birth
18 January 1914 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina -
Hometown
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina -
Religion
Catholic
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34679182 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
William G. Shipman (father)
Hazel (Fisher) Shipman (mother)
Elizabeth Shipman (sister)
Hazel Shipman (sister)
Marion Shipman (sister)
Frances A. (Dugger) Shipman (wife)
Anne Shipman (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt William G. Shipman graduated from High Point High School in 1932 and attended the University of North Carolina. He worked at the Hendrix Furniture Company.He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 21 August 1943. He volunteered for the paratroopers in Fort Benning in the summer of 1944 and earned his boots and wings in September 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Kathy, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/325/325_honor_st.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Mann Family Tree / 1920 Census, Greensboro Daily News- 25 March 1945, The High Point Enterprise - 24 August 1944, 1 October 1944
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Greensboro Daily News, N.C.