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GUTGSELL, Robert C - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Indiana -
Hometown
Jasper County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35727934 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Jeanménil, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alex Gutgsell (father)
Lula A. (Hayden) Gutgsell (mother)
Valeria G Gutgsell (sister)
Elinor E. Gutgsell (sister)
Ambrose Gutgsell (brother)
Medora A. Gutgsell (sister)
Cecilia P. Gutgsell (sister)
Maurice A. Gutgsell (brother)
Mary D. Gutgsell (sister)
Roger A. Gutgsell (brother)
Dorothy Gutgsell (sister)
More information
Pvt Robert C. Gutgsell enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, on 27 March 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, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Indianapolis News Indiana 8 November 1944