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GUNN, Paul Albert - Date of
birth
16 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Allston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31353920 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Oberhoffen, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John J. Gunn (father)
Mary T. (Orr) Gunn (mother)
Bessie M. Gunn (sister)
John J. Gunn (brother)
George M. Gunn (brother)
Mary E. Gunn (sister)
Alice K. Gunn (sister)
Margaret L. Gunn (sister)
Pauline C. Gunn (twin sister)
Anna T. Gunn (sister)
More information
Pfc Paul A. Gunn attended Brighton High School and enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 April 1943.He served in North Africa en Italy, where he was wounded in action. He later served in France and was killed attempting to support some trapped comrades with a machine-gun crew.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Massachusetts Birth Index 1860-1970 / 142ndaar-pdf, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe 6 February 1946, https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Misty / 4EverInOurHearts