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GILLESPIE, Dana Darl - Date of
birth
28 December 1912 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Holly, Braxton County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35847839 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hünningen-Büllingen, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 28 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ola H. Gillespie (father)
Rouie V. (Smith) Gillespie (mother)
Aaron Gillespie (brother)
Edward H. Gillespie (brother)
Virginia Gillespie (sister)
Katherine Gillespie (sister)
Herbert E. Gillespie (son)
Larry Arnett Gillespie (son)
Edith L. Gillespie (wife)
Dana Lee Gillespie (son)
More information
Pfc Dana D. Gillespie enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 3 January 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - various family trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten