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GIBSON, Hubert Cody - Date of
birth
16 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia -
Hometown
Palm Beach County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14000090 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
191st Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 May 1945 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 64 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank E. Gibson (father)
Jeanette B. (Brantley) Gibson (mother)
Mildred L. Gibson (sister)
Bettie F. Gibson (sister)
Frances M. (Craven) Gibson (wife)
More information
Pvt Hubert C. Gibson was a farmhand.He was reported severely wounded in action by shell fragments in April 1945. He died of his wounds in a hospital in France.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy