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Gebbie, David O.

Date of death:
June 1st, 1944 (near Lariano/Province of Rome, Italy)
Service number:
O-1014148
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Company B, 760th Tank Battalion, 85th Infantry Division "Custer Division", U.S. Army

For wounds received in action on 6 January 1944 on Mt. Porchia, Italy.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Unit:
Company B, 760th Tank Battalion, 85th Infantry Division "Custer Division", U.S. Army
David O. Gebbie, First Lieutenant, United States Army. For heroic achievement in action, on 1 June 1944, in the vicinity of Lariano, Italy. Entered military service from Lockport, New York.

Posthumously awarded.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

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