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RHODES, Gene Bernell - Date of
birth
4 December 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana -
Hometown
Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15302016 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
North of Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Glenn Rhodes (father)
Leatha M. (Booher) Rhodes (mother)
More information
Pvt Gene B. Rhodes graduated from the local high school in 1941 and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Cincinnati.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Cincinnati, Ohio on 11 November 1942. He trained at Fort Eustis, Virginia, Fort Benning, Georgia, Camp Mackall, North Carolina, and Camp Forrest, Tennessee and was sent overseas in August 1944.
Pvt Rhodes was slightly wounded during the advance into Cologne. He was sent to a rest camp in France and rejoined his unit after his recovery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com, Shelbyville Republican Newspaper
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Shelbyville Republican newspaper / Vickie Schmidt