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Personal info

Full name
GILLETLY, Harry Edward
Date of birth
16 December 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35303664
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 19 35

Immediate family

Members
Harry M. Gilletly (father)
Zelma R. (Coleman) Gilletly (mother)
Gerald A. Gilletly (brother)
Joseph G. Gilletly (brother)
William N. Gilletly (brother)
Winifred J. Gilletly (sister)
Kathryn A. Gilletly (sister)
Marian F. (Burke) Gilletly (wife)

More information

Pvt Harry E. Gilletly graduated from East Technical High School and was a machine operator for White Motor Company.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 23 April 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the chest and face.

Pvt Gilletly was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Francis Family Tree, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Lucille Francis
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - kim / Patti Johnson