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DALTON, Gerard James - Date of
birth
11 October 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Bronx, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32905694 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Scheibenhardt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas F. Dalton (father)
Elizabeth E. (Byrnes) Dalton (mother)
Thomas Dalton (brother)
Margaret A. Dalton (sister)
William P. (brother)
Bernard A. Dalton (brother)
More information
Pfc Gerard J. Dalton enlisted in New York City, New York on 11 May 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Byrnes Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - In Search Of, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten