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PVT James Oscar Gilbert

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PVT James Oscar Gilbert

Birth
Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Death
18 Dec 1944 (aged 32)
Poteau, Arrondissement de Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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D, Row 14, Grave 61
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PVT. GILBERT, James Oscar
Service number: 34968361

Age: 32
Born: 13 November 1912, Rocky Mounty, Nash County, North Carolina
Hometown: Rocky Mountain, North Carolina
Family:
James Henry Gilbert, Sr. (father)
Cynthia Ann Nona (nee Strickland) Gilbert (mother)
Anna Lee Gilbert/Woolard (sister)
George W. Gilbert (brother)
Joseph Randolph Gilbert (brother)
William Russell Gilbert (brother)
Dora Bell Gilbert/Harrell (sister)
James H. Gilbert (brother)
Ethel Cornelia Gilbert/Crusenberry (sister)
Alice Inez (nee Wilson) Gilbert/Wells (wife) married, March 31, 1934, Greensville County, Virginia
(daughter)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 18 December 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Poteau, Arrondissement de Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 14, Grave 61
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on April 5, 1944, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Other information:
PVT. GILBERT, James Oscar
Service number: 34968361

Age: 32
Born: 13 November 1912, Rocky Mounty, Nash County, North Carolina
Hometown: Rocky Mountain, North Carolina
Family:
James Henry Gilbert, Sr. (father)
Cynthia Ann Nona (nee Strickland) Gilbert (mother)
Anna Lee Gilbert/Woolard (sister)
George W. Gilbert (brother)
Joseph Randolph Gilbert (brother)
William Russell Gilbert (brother)
Dora Bell Gilbert/Harrell (sister)
James H. Gilbert (brother)
Ethel Cornelia Gilbert/Crusenberry (sister)
Alice Inez (nee Wilson) Gilbert/Wells (wife) married, March 31, 1934, Greensville County, Virginia
(daughter)

Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 18 December 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Poteau, Arrondissement de Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 14, Grave 61
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on April 5, 1944, Fort McClellan, Alabama
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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56278780/james_oscar-gilbert: accessed ), memorial page for PVT James Oscar Gilbert (13 Nov 1912–18 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56278780, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).