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Personal info

Full name
KIRK, Gilbert Lee
Date of birth
29 September 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama
Hometown
Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34265142
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
25th Armored Engineer Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
Near Kalborn, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 8 23

Immediate family

Members
Rufus E. Kirk (father)
Hazel Kirk (mother)
Ruby E. Kirk (sister)
John W. Kirk (brother)
Rufus P. Kirk (brother)
Josey M. Kirk (sister)
Russell E. Kirk (brother)
Hazel J. Kirk (sister)

More information

T/5 Gilbert L. Kirk was a miner and mining-operator before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 18 March 1942. He had served 15 months overseas.

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 / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Annette Bradford
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Annette Bradford, www.newspapers.com - Chattanooga Daily Times 4 May 1945