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GILL, Richard Hallifield - Date of
birth
4 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lawrence Park, Erie County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33680559 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 October 1944 - Place of
death
Emberménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Phelps L. Gill (father)
Mabel F. (Hallifield) Gill (mother)
Donald P. Gill (brother)
Jack L. Gill (brother)
More information
Pvt Richard H. Gill attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 4 June 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He is also remembered at the Lakeside Cemetery in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Debbie Dabrowski
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Debbie Dabrowski / Pamela Mills Smith Keith