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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1902 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Gummerson, Elwood R., SSgt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Baggaley/Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
Last Address Hickam Field, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
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Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds |
Location Hawaii |
Conflict World War II |
Location of Interment Sylvan Heights Cemetery - Oliver, Pennsylvania |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity He had served a previous hitch in the army from 1932 until an unknown date. His latest reenlistment was in Aug 1938 and then for some time he served in the coastal artillery in Panama.
He was killed during the Pearl Harbor attack and first was buried in HI but in early 1948 his remains were returned to PA.
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Comments/Citation Sources:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77198556
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