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GERLING, Gayhart Rudolph - Date of
birth
16 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Emerson, Dixon County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Emerson, Dixon County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37747877 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 February 1945 - Place of
death
Bannholz Woods, north of Sinz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Gerling (father)
Matilda Gerling (mother)
Herman Gerling (brother)
Lawrence Gerling (brother)
Richard Gerling (brother)
Arthur Gerling (brother)
Clara M. Gerling (sister)
Robert Gerling Jr. (brother)
Helen Gerling (sister)
More information
Pvt Gayhart R. Gerling worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 26 July 1944.He is remembered at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Emerson, Dixon County, Nebraska.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Gerling Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Tracy Turner
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Brad