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SIROIS, Gilman Martin - Date of
birth
8 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine -
Hometown
Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31449950 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Riedwihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 29 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edwin C. Sirois (father)
Sophie R. (Morrow) Sirois (mother)
Myrtle Sirois (sister)
Wilfred Sirois (brother)
Louis Sirois (brother)
Willy Sirois (brother)
More information
Pfc Gilman M. Sirois was a farmhand before he enlisted in Brewer, Maine on 17 December 1943. He completed his basic training at Camp Devens, Massachusetts.He landed in Italy and took part in the Southern France Invastion, where he was wounded in the leg. After a month in a convalescent hospital, he returned to service.
His last letter to his mother was written on 23 January 1945. In it, he described how he and other soldiers were living in a cellar in a bombed out town with several priests, nuns and refugees.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: Herman Wolters