Name:
Gilbert Thompson Geer
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
31415303
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-16
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NLD
Plot:
A
Row:
1
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
When Gilbert Thompson Geer was born on February 15, 1924, in Palmer, Massachusetts, his father, Everett, was 29 and his mother, Alice, was 30. He had three brothers and one sister. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on April 16, 1945 and is now buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.