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Personal info

Full name
GILMAN, James F
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
32192770
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
Near Housseras, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 30 51

Immediate family

Members
Charles Gilman (father)
Lillian Gilman (mother)
Inza Gilman (sister)
Rachael Gilman (sister)
Donald Gilman (brother)
Rhoda Gilman (sister)
Raymond Gilman (brother)

More information

Pvt James F. Gilman attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 9 January 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1925 Census / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy