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GILES, Wallace J - Date of
birth
30 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Crossana, Navarro County, Texas -
Hometown
Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39721615 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Steinebruck-Winterspelt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Giles (father)
Emma (Jackson) Giles (mother)
Patsy R. Giles (sister)
Mabel Giles (sister)
Connie F. Giles (sister)
Edna M. Giles (sister)
Emma K. Giles (sister)
More information
Pfc Wallace J. Giles was an inmate of Lerdo Jail in Bakersfield.He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 23 September 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Texas Birth Index, www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/SoThinkTOC106th.htm
Photo source: Peter Schouteten