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HAYWARD, Gordon Hile - Date of
birth
5 July 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6883348 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bourcy, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mildred D. (Hile) Hayward (mother)
Marjorie E. (Drayer) Hayward (wife)
More information
Pvt Gordon H. Hayward was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / John Jensen Family Tree / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, http://www.ww2-airborne.us