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Personal info

Full name
GILLIAM, Cecil Leon
Date of birth
1 September 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39290063
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 5 49

Immediate family

Members
Joshua Gilliam (father)
Mary E. (Rice) Gilliam (mother)
Clifford Gilliam (brother)
Luther Gilliam (brother)
Gladys Gilliam (sister)
Peggy Gilliam (sister)
Hattie M. Gilliam (wife)

More information

Pvt Cecil L. Gilliam was a painter before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 20 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery