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GESSICK, John Michael - Date of
birth
4 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33491984 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Knechtsteden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 7 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew J. Gessick (father)
Bella B. (Zabraskoi) Gessick (mother)
Clarence E. Gessick (brother)
Francis Gessick (brother)
Eleanor Gessick (sister)
Marie Gessick (sister)
Thomas H. Gessick (brother)
More information
Pfc John M. Gessick attended college for 2 years and was a machinist apprentice.He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 18 November 1942. He trained at Camp Adair, Oregon and Camp Carson, Colorado. He was overseas for just three months.
Pfc Gessick was wounded in action in the vicinity of Putzlohn, Germany on 23 November 1944 and taken prisoner and transferred to the Krieglazarett Knechtsteden near Dormagen, where he died on 4 December.
At the time of his death, two of his brothers also served, Clarence was stationed at Camp Belvoir in Virginia and Francis was serving in Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - World War II Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, WWII Enlistment Record, Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, Headstone and Interment Record, Shamokin News Dispatch 21 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Shamokin News Dispatch 20 May 1945