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Personal info

Full name
GORHAM, George Samuel
Date of birth
10 January 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39587997
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bastendorf, Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 4 10

Immediate family

Members
Ira G. Gorham (father)
Nancy M. (Rommel) Gorham (mother)
Samuel R. Gorham (brother)
Jessie M. Gorham (wife)

More information

Pvt George S. Gorham was a model maker before he enlisted at Fort McArthur, California on 3 June 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Lynne's Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten