Details for U. L. Gant| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Private First Class |
315th Infantry 79th Division
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Army
| 6-10-1942 |
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Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-3-1944
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | Date of Death - Place: | Age at death: | | 1924 | Unavailable | 8/29/1944 - France | 20 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Parent Name and Address: | Mrs. Luna Gant, formerly of Concord, NC
1609 North McDowell
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | 2 sisters
| 3 other brothers
| John Willard Gant, Private
Ft. Jackson, SC
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| Military Posts/Deployments: | | Camp Blanding, FL | | Camp Forrest, TN | | Camp Phillips, KS | | France | | Ft. Bragg, NC |
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| Promotions & Awards: | Other Army medals
| Purple Heart
1944
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | He was wounded on 7-9-1944 and returned to his unit on 8-11-1945, after receiving the Purple Heart. He was originally reported as missing in action on 8/29/45, and was later declared dead as of this date.
Memorial marker at Normandy, France. |
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