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Personal info

Full name
GIBBS, Conrad E
Date of birth
26 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Hometown
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35694981
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 4 18

Immediate family

Members
Mamie (Hawkins) Gibbs (mother)
Norma J. Gibbs (sister)

More information

Pfc Conrad E. Gibbs attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Louisville. Kentucky on 23 January 1943.

He had been overseas since 15 February 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kentucky Birth Index, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – The Courier Journal Kentucky 13 April 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Courier Journal Kentucky 13 April 1945