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Personal info

Full name
GAAR, Shirley Mason
Date of birth
21 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Wolftown, Madison County, Virginia
Hometown
Madison, Madison County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33645144
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 October 1944
Place of death
Emberménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 43 36

Immediate family

Members
Amos C. Gaar (father)
Gertrude A. (Jackson) Gaar (mother)
Mary E. Gaar (sister)
James T. Gaar (brother)
Harry T. Gaar (brother)
Mary L. Gaar (sister)

More information

Pfc Shirley M. Gaar was a driver before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 6 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy