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Personal info

Full name
GILBERTSON, Richard Allen
Date of birth
24 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Seattle, Washington
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39709939
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Belmont-Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 17 4

Immediate family

Members
Lilly Gilbertson (mother)

More information

Pfc Richard A. Gilbertson attended high school for four years and was employed by Barker Bros.

He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 15 September 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy