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Personal info

Full name
GIER, Eldon D
Date of birth
27 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Lucas, Russell County, Kansas
Hometown
Fairview, Russell County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37750915
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Nürnberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 26 37

Immediate family

Members
Einzle Gier (father)
Margaret Gier (mother)
Viola Gier (sister)
Melver Gier (brother)
Donald Gier (brother)
Faye Gier (sister)
Elaine Gier (sister)

More information

Pvt Eldon D. Gier enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 25 August 1944.
In February 1945, in France, he was wounded by artillery shell fragments in the shoulder and elbow. He was discharged from the hospital in April.
He was killed by small arms fire in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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