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Personal info

Full name
GIBSON, Jessie Lee
Date of birth
6 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Franklin County, Virginia
Hometown
Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33887623
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Near Honskirch, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 33 17

Immediate family

Members
John R. Gibson (father)
Mattie L. Gibson (mother)
Mildred E. Gibson (sister)
Charlie R. Gibson (brother)
Kerry W. Gibson (brother)

More information

Pvt Jessie L. Gibson worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 8 May 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in his back.

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. WII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com