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Personal info

Full name
GUPP, Chester Brownie
Date of birth
17 November 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Brooke County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
33716026
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Near Longchamps, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 16 55

Immediate family

Members
Michael Gupp (father)
Anna (Mulik) Gubb (mother)
Andrew Gupp (brother)
Helen Gupp (sister)
Olga Gupp (sister)
Sue Gupp (sister)

More information

Pvt Chester B. Gupp enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 11 January 1944.
He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery