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Name | Gass Reece |
Rank | Private 1st Class |
Serial # | 34882721 |
Company | E |
Unit | 33d Armor |
Servicebranch | Infantry |
State, City | Tennessee, Ft Oglethorpe Georgia |
Date of birth | 1924-07-23 |
Date of death | 1945-01-14 |
Place of death | Cherain area, Belgium |
Cause of death | Missing in Action |
Plot | Wall of the Missing |
Cemetery | Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium,Google Maps |
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Remarks | On Jan. 14, 1945, Gass was a member of Company E, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, moving from the Lomre area toward Cherain, Belgium, in a three-pronged advance against enemy forces. As fighting drove them back, five tanks from the regiment were lost, including at least two from Gass' company. Gass was killed in action when his tank was hit by enemy fire. Tablet of the Missing |
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