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Personal info

Full name
GILBERT, James O
Date of birth
13 November 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina
Hometown
Nash County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34968361
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Poteau, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 61

Immediate family

Members
James H. Gilbert (father)
Cynthia A.N. (Strickland) Gilbert (mother)
George W. Gilbert (brother)
Joseph R. Gilbert (brother)
William R. Gilbert (brother)
Dora B. Gilbert (sister)
James H. Gilbert (brother)
Ethel C. Gilbert (sister)
Alice I. (Wilson) Gilbert (wife)
Nancy Gilbert (daughter)

More information

Pvt James O. Gilbert was a taxi driver for the Bluebird Taxi company.

He enlisted on 1 April 1944 and received training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.newspapers.com, www.ancestry.com - Birth Index, Marriage Index

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Rocky Mount Telegram 21 March 1945