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Personal info

Full name
GAMMON, Luther Allen
Date of birth
24 July 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Crockett’s Bluff, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Hometown
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34889026
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Longeville-les-St. Avold and Kleindal, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 18 13

Immediate family

Members
James A. Gammon (father)
Annie E. Gammon (mother)
Earl T. Gammon (brother)
Carl Gammon (brother)
Lucille Gammon (sister)
Mary I. (Staggs) Gammon (wife)
Eva A. Gammon (daughter)

More information

Pvt Luther A. Gammon attended high school for one year and was a routeman, employed at the Model Laundry before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 November 1943.

He was killed by small arms fires in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Emmanuel Vincent /Karen Baker