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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details:
Record Id:
11259
War:
WWII
Name:
Gail
R
DeWitt
Sex:
M
Race:
W
County:
Preston
Community:
Manheim
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
T/5
Service Number:
33243673
Date of Death:
1945/06/20
Place of Death:
Okinawa
Cause of Death:
KIA
Place of Burial:
Kingwood, Preston, WV
Unit:
713rd Tk Bn, 10 Army
Date of Birth:
1922/03/11
Place of Birth:
Manheim, Preston, WV
Father:
Oscar DeWitt
Mother:
Etta Teets DeWitt
Spouse:
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:
Children:
Date Added to Memorial:
2009
Source:
Clarksbueg Telegram - reburial notice - 17 Jan 1949 & 1/25/1949; Preston County Birth Record; National Archives - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File - Record Group 64
Notes:
Graduated from Rowlesburg HS in 1941; Brother: Bernard; Sisters: Mrs. Hershel Shaffer, Mrs. Frank Farkas, Mrs. (Virginia) Gaylord Pyles, Mrs. (Kathleen) Melvin McCabe
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