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GEER, Gilbert Thompson - Date of
birth
15 February 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31415303 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st 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
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
Harz mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Everett A. Geer (father)
Alice E. (Bannister) Geer (mother)
Everett A. Geer (brother)
Charles D. Geer (brother)
Donald E. Geer (brother)
More information
Pfc Gilbert T. Geer was a clerk before he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 28 September 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – Geer Family Tree / 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / various family trees / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Zef Ronden