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RHOADS, George L - Date of
birth
15 March 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois -
Hometown
Logan County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16153449 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elmer D. Rhoads (father)
Marie F. (Montgomery) Rhoads (mother)
Dorothy E. Rhoads (sister)
Hazel J. Rhoads (sister)
More information
T/5 George L. Rhoads graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941 and attended Lincoln College.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Delavan, Illinois on 13 November 1942.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: For gallantry in action. Under an accurate, extremely heavy enemy mortar barrage, T/5 George Rhoads proceded through a minefield one hundred and fifty yards to a wounded soldier. First rendering first aid to the casualty, he then removed him to a collecting point. During the day, he braved repeatedly accurate fire for enemy machine guns and mortars to treat the wounded. Although warned to wait until the intense artillery shellling subsided, T/5 Rhoads was not deterred by danger from constantly attempting to relieve the suffering of his comrades. He was killed in action while trying to reach seriously wounded men in an extreme forward position. T/5 Rhoads' valorous conduct and the supreme devotion to duty reflect lasting honor on him and exemplify the highest traditions of the Medical Department.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave,com – B Estes 2, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American / Trelby J. Ball, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Decatur Herald
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lincoln High School - 1939