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Personal info

Full name
GISSINGER, Alfred Armand
Date of birth
24 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Hometown
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31164075
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 May 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Linz, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 42 37

Immediate family

Members
Frank X. Gissinger (father)
Anna A. (Lambalot) Gissinger (mother)
Roger Gissinger (brother)
Rene X. Gissinger (brother)

More information

Pfc Alfred A. Gissinger attended high school for four years and was a cement and concrete finisher before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 August 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Massachusetts Birth Records 1840-1915, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
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