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GIBSON, Ladd Marvin - Date of
birth
7 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Alanreed, Gray County, Texas -
Hometown
Alanreed, Gray County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38106332 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Breiterwald woods, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Roland M. Gibson (father)
Minnie B. (Vanlandingham) Gibson (mother)
Milburn J. Gibson (brother)
Opal F. Gibson (sister)
Elsie M. Gibson (sister)
Monta M. Gibson (sister)
Roland M. Gibson Jr. (brother)
Edith V. Gibson (sister)
Edna A. Gibson (sister)
Jesse J. Gibson (brother)
Alan D. Gibson (brother)
Minnie M. Gibson (sister)
Sarah (Preston) Gibson (wife)
More information
Pfc Ladd M. Gibson worked on his own farm before he enlisted in Lubbock, Texas on 2 July 1942.He served in the airborne for a time, but he was in the infantry at the time of his death. He died of wounds received the preceeding day.
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 / Gibson Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Elaine Bell Lewellen