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Personal info

Full name
BAUCOM, Gilbert James
Date of birth
18 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Hometown
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38450053
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Medelsheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 29 43

Immediate family

Members
Arthur W. Baucom (father)
Mary E. Baucom (mother)
Arthur Baucom (brother)
Elmer J. Baucom (brother)
Lester Baucom (brother)
William B. Baucom (brother)
Warren G. Baucom (brother)

More information

Pvt Gilbert J. Baucom was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

He is buried next to his brother Warren.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
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