MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Gildea, Joseph Leonard

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gildea ​

• FORENAME

Joseph Leonard​

• UNIT

236 Engineer Combat Bn (Company A)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

15116549​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st June 1944 ​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio​

born 29.03.1923 Ironton, Ohio, USA​

son of Joseph and Amelia Gildea​

2 years high school​

employed by J.H. Shelton, 412 Oak Street, Ironton, Ohio​

resided 1023 North 5th, Ironton, Ohio​

27.06.1942 draft card Law, Ohio​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

enlisted 31.7.1942 Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky (Field Artillery)​

KIA Myitkyina, Burma​

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