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Personal info

Full name
GILMARTIN, James
Date of birth
4 March 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Summit, Union County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42188026
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 April 1945
Place of death
Near Gunzendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 29 85

Immediate family

Members
Daniel T. Gilmartin (father)
Natalie S. Gilmartin (mother)
Daniel T. Gilmartin Jr. (brother)

More information

James Gilmartin graduated from Summit High School in 1943, where he managed the football team. He was employed by B. F. Schlosser before he enlisted in October 1944. He was sent overseas in February 1945 and was killed within a week of being deployed.

His brother Daniel served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com