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GADSEY, James Edward - Date of
birth
18 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Davidson, Davidson County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34191625 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gersheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Edward W. Gadsey (father)
Ruby L. (Collins) Gadsey (mother)
Aubrey S. Gadsey (sister)
Donald F. Gadsey (brother)
Gloria A. Gadsey (sister)
Charles R. Gadsey (brother)
More information
T/Sgt James E. Gadsey attended high school for three years and was employed at the Castner-Knott Dry Goods Company before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 5 March 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers.com - Nashville Banner, 10 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.newspapers.com - The Tennessean