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PFC Forrest C. Gess

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PFC Forrest C. Gess

Birth
California, USA
Death
7 Apr 1945 (aged 24)
Burial
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Valley Man Dies - Coalinga (Fresno Co., Calif) May 4, 1945
Private First Class Forrest Gess, 25, formerly employed in Oilfields, died of wounds suffered in action, April 7th, 1945 in the Southwest Pacific. Word of his death came from his widow, who was notified by the war department in her home in Bakersfield.

Kern Soldier's Rites Are Being Arranged
Bakersfield, CA - Kern Co., June 26, 1945
Funeral services are being arranged by the Greenlawn Chapel for Private First Class Forrest C. Gess, who was killed in action on Luzon (island in the Philippines) April 7, 1945. He was born in Long Beach, CA and worked for the Shell Oil Co. before entering the service. His widow and daughter live in Bakersfield, CA. Also surviving are his father, Frank Gess and a sister, Mrs. Maxine Baldwin both of Santa Maria.
Valley Man Dies - Coalinga (Fresno Co., Calif) May 4, 1945
Private First Class Forrest Gess, 25, formerly employed in Oilfields, died of wounds suffered in action, April 7th, 1945 in the Southwest Pacific. Word of his death came from his widow, who was notified by the war department in her home in Bakersfield.

Kern Soldier's Rites Are Being Arranged
Bakersfield, CA - Kern Co., June 26, 1945
Funeral services are being arranged by the Greenlawn Chapel for Private First Class Forrest C. Gess, who was killed in action on Luzon (island in the Philippines) April 7, 1945. He was born in Long Beach, CA and worked for the Shell Oil Co. before entering the service. His widow and daughter live in Bakersfield, CA. Also surviving are his father, Frank Gess and a sister, Mrs. Maxine Baldwin both of Santa Maria.


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  • Maintained by: R & J Black
  • Originally Created by: Belva
  • Added: Apr 25, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14076350/forrest_c-gess: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Forrest C. Gess (13 Apr 1920–7 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14076350, citing Greenlawn Cemetery and Mortuary, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA; Maintained by R & J Black (contributor 47251798).