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Personal info

Full name
GWIN, Arthur Eugene
Date of birth
22 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Humphreys County, Tennessee
Hometown
Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34888776
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Near Acul, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 8 64

Immediate family

Members
Abner A. Gwin (father)
Cora D. (Smith) Gwin (mother)
James V. Gwin (brother)
Hershell A. Gwin (brother)
Velma J. Gwin (sister)
Austin A. Gwin (brother)
Douglas R. Gwin (brother)

More information

Pvt Arthur E. Gwin attended high school for two years and was a chauffeur.
He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 13 November 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com -1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem