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GALLENDER, Chester Leoran - Date of
birth
31 August 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Texas -
Hometown
Red River County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38686774 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 32 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ona L. Gallender (father)
Ella O. (Hart) Gallender (mother)
Earma L. Gallender (brother)
Lavern Gallender (sister)
Roy L. Gallender (brother)
Fairy A. Gallender (sister)
Wanza E. Gallender (sister)
Johnnie I. (Wilsford) Gallender (wife)
Terry M. Gallender (daughter)
Chester L. Gallender Jr. (son)
More information
Pvt Chester L. Gallender enlisted in Camp Wolters, Texas on 6 May 1944.He attended high school for 2 years and was a driver before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Climbing my Alford Worsham Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.findagrave.com - Carol Pagitt Hammack, www.ancestry.com - Littleb