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Personal info

Full name
GAINES, Arthur Manual
Date of birth
2 February 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39234707
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 14 32

Immediate family

Members
Willis E. Gaines (father)
Tillie Gaines (mother)
Violet Gaines (sister)
Irene Gaines (sister)

More information

Sgt Arthur M. Gaines enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 6 April 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet