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Personal info

Full name
GATES, Irvin Wolvin
Date of birth
20 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36804755
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kommerscheidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 73

Immediate family

Members
Joel S. Gates (father)
Bertha W. Gates (mother)
Joel S. Gates Jr. (brother)
Wilder B. Gates (brother)
Caroline B. Gates (sister)
Mary (Girzi) Gates (wife)
Irvin W. Gates Jr. (son)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Grandma Rose´s New England Family Tree