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Cpl Gentry G Calimera

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Cpl Gentry G Calimera Veteran

Birth
Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Death
21 Dec 1944 (aged 24)
Bütgenbach, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
G, Row 3, Grave 66
Memorial ID
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Gentry G. Calimera

HOME OF RECORD:

Wayne County, Michigan

Silver Star

AWARDED FOR ACTIONS

DURING World War II

Service: Army

Rank: Corporal

Battalion: 2d Battalion

Division: 1st Infantry Division

GENERAL ORDERS:

Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 38 (1945)


CITATION:

(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Corporal Gentry G. Calimera (ASN: 36550616), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action in connection with combat operations against the enemy while serving with Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.

Gentry G. Calimera

HOME OF RECORD:

Wayne County, Michigan

Silver Star

AWARDED FOR ACTIONS

DURING World War II

Service: Army

Rank: Corporal

Battalion: 2d Battalion

Division: 1st Infantry Division

GENERAL ORDERS:

Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 38 (1945)


CITATION:

(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Corporal Gentry G. Calimera (ASN: 36550616), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action in connection with combat operations against the enemy while serving with Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.


Inscription

CPL 27 INF 1 DIV MICHIGAN

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Michigan.



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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56279910/gentry_g-calimera: accessed ), memorial page for Cpl Gentry G Calimera (20 Feb 1920–21 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56279910, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).