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GIBSON, Edward Donald - Date of
birth
18 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Glentuar, Park County, Colorado -
Hometown
Hasty, Bent County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37351641 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gersheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 20 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse Gibson (father)
Lula F. (Crabtree) Gibson (mother)
Ruth E. Gibson (sister)
Philo L. Gibson (brother)
Iris I. Gibson (sister)
Susan F. Gibson (sister)
More information
Pfc Edward D. Gibson attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Pueblo, Colorado on 13 August 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his leg and arm.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
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