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Personal info

Full name
MC GEE, Gerald
Date of birth
22 March 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36616633
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 17 8

Immediate family

Members
Hugh F Mc Gee (father)
Mollie L Mc Gee (mother)
Josephine Mc Gee (sister)
Helen Mc Gee (sister)
Loretta (Graffy) Mc Gee (wife)

More information

Pfc Mc Gee was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 11 December 1944. After being disinterred on 29 June 1948, he was given his final resting place on 15 July 1949.

Because he hadn't mentioned his wife as next of kin and because she didn't use her maiden name, it took more than a year to find her. This is why he was given his final resting place on such a late date.

Pfc Mc Gee was probably killed by artillery fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.stiwotforum.nl, IDPF

Photo source: Peter Schouteten