Gabelman Francis Lester

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Francis Lester Gabelman is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Francis Lester Gabelman

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

36362045

Unit:

28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-09-01

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Francis Lester �Frank� Gabelman was born on April 4, 1911, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of George Frederick Gabelman and Lillian Caroline "Carrie" Br�utigam Gabelman. He served in the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.

PFC Gabelman was Killed in Action on September 1, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov
Source of photo: Frederic Pochauvin