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Personal info

Full name
GENT, Homer Edward
Date of birth
21 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38093956
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
Near Mainz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 27 7

Immediate family

Members
Henry C. Gent (father)
Elizabeth B. (Young) Gent (mother)
Levicie C. Gent (sister)
Ora L. Gent (sister)
William C. Gent (brother)
Buster G. Gent (brother)
Alvin P. Gent (brother)
Thomas D. Gent (brother)
Lillie B. Gent (sister)
Ottie M. (Lemaine) Gent (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Osborne Family Tree / Texas Select County Marriage Records, www.newspapers.com – The Austin American Texas - 18 April 1945
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