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TEC 5 George Willard Gould

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TEC 5 George Willard Gould

Birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Death
22 Dec 1944 (aged 23)
Recht, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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TEC 5 Gould, George Willard
Service number: 37284381

Age: 23
Born: 2 Apr 1921 Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota
Family: Not available

Rank: Technician 5th Grade
Function: Radio Operator, intermediate speed
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: Headquarters HQ Co.
Date of death: December 22, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: 107th Evac Hospital, Belgium
Spot: Last known duty near Recht, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA

Date of enlistment: June 18, 1942, Minnesota
Other information: Tec 5 Gould was assigned as a radio operator to Co. HQ, 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division.
Wounded by shrapnel to the chest and lungs on Dec. 19th at Recht, Belgium, He was evacuated to the 107th Evacuation Hospital, where he died of his wounds on Dec. 22, 1944.
Tec 5 George Gould was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery on or about July 1, 1949.
We would like to thank ShaneO for the transfer of this account.

TEC 5 Gould, George Willard
Service number: 37284381

Age: 23
Born: 2 Apr 1921 Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota
Family: Not available

Rank: Technician 5th Grade
Function: Radio Operator, intermediate speed
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: Headquarters HQ Co.
Date of death: December 22, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: 107th Evac Hospital, Belgium
Spot: Last known duty near Recht, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available
Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA

Date of enlistment: June 18, 1942, Minnesota
Other information: Tec 5 Gould was assigned as a radio operator to Co. HQ, 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division.
Wounded by shrapnel to the chest and lungs on Dec. 19th at Recht, Belgium, He was evacuated to the 107th Evacuation Hospital, where he died of his wounds on Dec. 22, 1944.
Tec 5 George Gould was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery on or about July 1, 1949.

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