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Personal info

Full name
GADDIS, John Jefferson Jr
Date of birth
5 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Georgia
Hometown
Fairmount, Gordon County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34766300
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bastendorf, Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 37

Immediate family

Members
John J. Gaddis Sr. (father)
Anna B. (Emmerson) Gaddis (mother)
Mildred L. Gaddis (sister)
Doris W. Gaddis (sister)
Christine E. Gaddis (sister)

More information

Pfc John J. Gaddis Jr. enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 1 April 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Paul Brown Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, Fold 3
Photo source: www.findagrave.com -LuxAmCem