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BUSH, Gilbert Manny - Date of
birth
15 January 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32267952 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 May 1945 - Place of
death
Unna, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 8 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gilbert Bush (father)
Anna Bush (mother)
Granville Bush (brother)
Viola Bush (sister)
Helen Bush (sister)
Arthur Bush (brother)
Mary M. Bush (wife)
Peggy Ann Bush (daughter)
Gilbert M. Bush Jr. (son)
Mary M. Bush (daughter)
Angela B. Bush (daughter)
More information
On 8 May 1945 while on security duty in the Dortmund area he was invited to join the Russian soldiers for a celebratory drink to toast the end of hostilities. This toast to victory and freedom tragically ended his life, some of his buddies and a number of the Russians.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.awon.org/fathers1.html, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, Angela Bridget Christian
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://www.awon.org/awbush.html,