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BETTS, Gayland Paul - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Osgood, Darke County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20511689 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
East of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry Betts (father)
Melia M. Betts (mother)
Juanita M. (Dunaway) Betts (wife)
More information
T/5 Gayland P. Betts joined the National Guard in Chillicothe, Ohio on 15 October 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com – Chillicothe Gazette Ohio - 29 May 1945, http://www.usarmydatadepot.com/
Photo source: Peter Schouteten