MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Howland, Gilbert H.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Howland​

• FORENAME

Gilbert H.​

• UNIT

2 Bn (Green Combat Team)​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

11027325​

• AWARD

Bronze Star, Purple Heart​

• PLACE

Burma 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts​

born 12.04.1923, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA​

wife Jean (nee Richards) Howland (1927-2014)​

wife Andreina (nee Dobrigna) Howland (1929-2016)​

1 year high school​

sheet metal worker in civilian life​

enlisted 21.4.1941 Boston, Massachusetts​

WIA 3.4.1944 near Nhpum Ga, Burma​

Served Korea​

Served Vietnam​

resided Hamilton 1963-1973​

resided Langhorne, Massachusetts 1974-2018​

residing Hamilton 2018 (assisted living facility) (to be closer to sons+daughters) (Aged 98)​

died 19.05.2022, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA​

Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA​

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