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ARNOTT, George W - Date of
birth
7 December 1916 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Washington County, New York -
Hometown
Cambridge, Washington County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-377778 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1943 - Place of
death
El Guettar, Gafsa Governate, Tunisia
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
James B. Arnott (father)
Florence (Brownell) Arnott (mother)
Esther G. Arnott (sister)
Margaret R. (Renegar) Arnott (wife)
More information
Capt. George W. Arnott attended Cambridge Union School, and later went to the University of North Carolina at Raleigh, North Carolina.He joined the Army in 1940 and was commissioned a First Lieutenant in November 1941.
During the invasion of North Africa on 8 November 1942 he was in the first group of American soldiers to land at Oran, Algeria.
In February 1943, while in Tunisia, Lt Arnott was promoted to the rank of captain.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery at Gafsa Cemetery, Gafsa, Tunisia.
Since Capt Arnott was permanently interred in Luxembourg, there might have been an issue with identifying his remains. One of the places they sent to identify remains was at Ardennes Cemetery in Belgium, and once identified it could be the case the remains were buried at Luxembourg Cemetery.
Source of information: Thomas Wander, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / North Carolina Marriage Records / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Troy Record (Troy, New York) 6 September 1943 / The Times Record (Troy, New York) 24 April 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.e-yearbook.com - North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, North Carolina) Class of 1939