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GATEWOOD, John Eldridge - Date of
birth
21 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33138934 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Saarbrücken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
John T. Gatewood (father)
Ethel F. (Fristoe) Gatewood (mother)
Gerald G. Gatewood (brother)
Helen G. Gatewood (sister)
Norman F. Gatewood (brother)
Shelda D. Gatewood (sister)
Victor M. Gatewood (brother)
More information
Pfc John E. Gatewood attended high school for one year and worked in the textile factory of William E Hoope And Son before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 7 February 1942.He was killed by a sniper.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Virginia Daily (niece), www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Tyler Jeffrey Bushong Tree, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery