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GAMBLE, Opie - Date of
birth
7 January 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama -
Hometown
Arvin, Kern County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39593672 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Andernach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
June A. Gamble (father)
Blanche L. (Whitfield) Gamble (mother)
Wanda P. Gamble (sister)
Helen Gamble (sister)
Elsie L. Gamble (sister)
Ethelene Gamble (sister)
James A. Gamble (brother)
Inez Gamble (sister)
Myrtle M. (Ruby) Gamble (wife)
Morris J. Gamble (son)
Roger D. Gamble (son)
More information
Pfc Opie Gamble worked on a farm before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 15 July 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Franklin Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.awon.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten