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Personal info

Full name
GEBHARD, Athniel Walter
Date of birth
25 May 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Howes, Cass County, North Dakota
Hometown
West Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37588260
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Near Rouves, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 9

Immediate family

Members
Victor A. I. Gebhard (father)
Mathilda E. E. (Zeehaufer) Gebhard (mother)
Victor P. Gebhard (brother)
Harvey F. Gebhard (brother)
Theophilus M. Gebhard (brother)
Rex R. Gebhard (brother)
Esra L. Gebhard (brother)
Eleanor (Luther) Gebhard (wife)
Antonette T. Gebhard (daughter)

More information

Pfc Athniel W. Gebhard was a carpenter employed at Helliwell & Gebhard before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 17 February 1944.

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. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Peck Millay / Delphine Richter Thomas