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GATEWOOD, James Harold - Date of
birth
14 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Saulsbury, Hardeman County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34284918 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
Heinerscheid, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
James M. Gatewood (father)
Cornelia F. (Pegg) Gatewood (mother)
Dallas L. Gatewood (brother)
William C. Gatewood (brother)
Evelyn Gatewood (sister)
John L. Gatewood (brother)
Joana Gatewood (sister)
Geraldine Gatewood (sister)
Annie M. Gatewood (sister)
More information
Sgt James H. Gatewood was a cabinetmaker before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 29 May 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Miss Bobbie J. Daniel, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / Jeffery Len Jourdan Sr. Family, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - Miss Bobbie J. Daniel