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VAN ELK, Gilbert John - Date of
birth
14 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New York, New York County, New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12146425 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
B Company,
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
Holtzwihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John J. Van Elk (father)
Jessie Van Elk (mother)
Gloria Van Elk (sister)
Jean Van Elk (sister)
Paul Van Elk (brother)
More information
T/5 Gilbert J. Van Elk was employed at the Bulkley Dunton Company before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in New York City, New York on 24 September 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Moran Family Tree / 1930 Census / New York Birth Index, www.findagrave.com - Coleman, www.tankdestroyer.net - Audie Murphy, Manhattan Telephone Directory - 1940 (Image 154)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy