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GUMMERE, Otto Orton - Date of
birth
27 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana -
Hometown
Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39622143 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
Rondu, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Otto O. Gummere (father)
Anna (Preuss) Gummere (mother)
Earl Jorgensen (half-brother)
LeRoy E. Richardson (half-brother)
More information
Pvt Otto O. Gummere worked on a farm before he enlisted in Butte, Montana on 9 February 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
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, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten