Picture taken in 1941 at Fort Bragg, NC, while Gerald C. Kirk was Private in Company I, 60th Infantry, 9th Division.

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Gerald C. Kirk

First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Entered the Service From: New York
Army Serial #'s 32025668,: O-1306106 (Officer)
Enlisted January 14, 1941, Syracuse, New York, USA
Rank @ ToE: Private
Branch: BI ~ Warrant Officers
Nativity: New York
Resided: Summer Hill, Cayuga, New York, USA
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, w/o dependents
Occupation: Hotel Clerk, 226 State Street, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, USA

Parents: Fred C. Kirk, Lucy Grace "Marquis" Kirk
Siblings: Paul F. Kirk, Philip E. Kirk,

Born: 1918, New York

Date of Death: July 03, 1944, vicinity of Hill 95 near the village of St. Catherine at about 1900 meters from Haye du Puits.

Burial: Section D Row 06 Grave 27
Site GPS: 49.360374,-0.855481
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France

Citations and Awards:

Purple Heart

The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who after 5 April 1917 have been wounded or killed in action against an enemy of the United States or an opposing armed force, while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict, as the result of acts of enemy or hostile opposing forces, as a result of terrorist attacks or attacks on peacekeeping forces since 28 March 1973, or by friendly fire in circumstance as described above.

Silver Star

The Silver Star, established by Act of Congress on 9 July 1918 and amended on 25 July 1963, is awarded to a person who, while serving in the United States Armed Forces, is cited for markedly distinct gallantry while in action against an enemy of the United States, while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing or foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. Upon application, it is awarded to individuals who received a citation for gallantry in published orders issued by a headquarters commanded by a general officer in World War I. In precedence for valor, the Silver Star ranks immediately behind the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross.

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Section D
Site GPS: 49.360422,-0.855871
Normandy American Cemetery
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France