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PIPER, Gero Kurt - Date of
birth
24 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Goettingen, Germany -
Hometown
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34890300 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Consdorf–Berdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 9 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Otto A. Piper (father)
Elisabeth A. (Salinger) Piper (mother)
Manfred Piper (brother)
More information
Pfc Gero Piper immigrated in 1937. He attended Davidson College in North Carolina for three years.He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 13 August 1943.
Pfc Piper was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Davidson College - 1943