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Personal info

Full name
GILMAN, Arthur G
Date of birth
18 February 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hometown
Putnam County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32894443
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 September 1944
Place of death
Near Fontenay, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 12 59

Immediate family

Members
George F. Gilman (brother)
Rita E. Gilman (wife)
Dorothy E. Gilman (daughter)

More information

Sgt Arthur G. Gilman attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 22 April 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

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 Jewish Servicemen Cards, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy