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Personal info

Full name
GARY, George Herman
Date of birth
5 November 1905
Age
38
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
St. Martinsville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38186003
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Clemery, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 18 18

Immediate family

Members
George M. Gary (father)
Marie C. (Bienvenu) Gary (mother)
Claudia Gary (sister)
Mary T. Gary (half-sister)
Jeanne Gary (half-sister)
Celine M. Gary (half-sister)
Tallie Gary (half-sister)
Mabel J. Gary (half-sister)
Monita Gary (half-sister)
Louis J. Gary (half-brother)
Leona M. Gary (half-sister)
Leopold Gary (half-brother)

More information

Pfc George H. Gary attended college for four years and was a plumber before he enlisted at Camp Livingston, Louisiana on 17 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Bertrand Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
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