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LILLIE, Gordon W - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Binghamton, Broome County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32948098 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 11 |
More information
Pfc Gordon W. Lillie had no family and resided at the St. Mary's Home (orphanage) since infancy. His goal was to be a farmer and for a period before he entered the army he was employed on farms in the Binghamton area.He enlisted in Binghampton, New York on 26 November 1943. He joined his unit from a Replacement Depot on 24 July 1944.
He was lightly wounded in action on 12 August en rejoined his unit on 20 November 1944.
He was promoted to Private First Class on 7 February 1945. He was seriously wounded in action on 27 February 1945 in the vicinity of Güddenrath, Germany and died of his wounds on 4 March 1945.
In his last letter to St. Mary's Home, he wrote from Germany on 4 February 1945 that he hoped to come home and settle down on a farm.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.americandday.org, www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org/29div/reports, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun-Bulletin
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet