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name
GOMEZ, Arthur G - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New Mexico -
Hometown
Grant County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06289032 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 4 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary (Breckenridge) Gomez (wife)
Arthur J. Gomez (son)
More information
T/5 Arthur G. Gomez enlisted on 15 March 1939His name is inscribed on a monument in the Veterans Memorial Park, Hattiesburg.
T/5 Gomez knew he was a father but never saw his son.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Hattiesburg American Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Hattiesburg American Hattiesburg, Mississippi - 11 November 2004
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hattiesburg American Hattiesburg, Mississippi - 11 November 2004