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GAMBILL, Paul Wiley - Date of
birth
26 November 1912 -
Age
32 -
Place of birth
Dugger, Sullivan County, Indiana -
Hometown
Linton, Greene County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35832149 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wardin, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hezekiah H. Gambill (father)
Ora E. (Steele) Gambill (mother)
Ethel E. Gambill (sister)
Eugene L. Gambill (brother)
Eunice L. Gambill (sister)
Pauline E. Gambill (sister)
Edith H. Gambill (sister)
Ruth M. Gambill (sister)
Harold H. Gambill (brother)
Meeda E. (Gray) Gambill (wife)
Sharla Gambill (daughter)
Alan Gambill (son)
More information
Pvt Paul W. Gambill attended high school for four years and operated the Western Auto Association Store before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 13 April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rustemeyer Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men/1950 US Census, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Shannon Meurer, www.newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News - 31 January 1945