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Personal info

Full name
GILLIS, Roderick Allen Jr
Date of birth
18 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15359121
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Geilenkirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 9 49

Immediate family

Members
Roderick A. Gillis (father)
Elizabeth Gillis (mother)
Rita Gillis (sister)
Patricia Gillis (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Roderick Gillis enlisted on 20 February 1943 at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio.
He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 20 July 1944 and was promoted to S/Sgt on 20 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet