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Raymond Leslie GENTRY
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Source : Dominique Didier & Andy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34572330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16 April 1922 Bibb County, GEORGIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | GEORGIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parents : John Charlton & Hallie Corine Stokes GENTRY Siblings : Leon Curtis, Fenton Eugene, Miriam L, John Charlton, Marvin O., Alma & Irvin Madison | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| REGIMENT | 397th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DIVISION | 100th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 14 November 1944 |
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| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Raon-l'Étape, Département des Vosges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Epinal Cemetery, Epinal N°3523
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| CEMETERY | EPINAL AMERICAN CEMETERY of Epinal (Dinoze-Quèquement) France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| He was killed in six days of bitter fighting in blinding rain and bitter cold when the 100th Division entered the line for the first time in the Vosges Mountains. Attacking SW out of the town of Baccarat their objective was to break the German entrenched positions along 1,200 to 1,500 foot high ridges covered with dense forest. By 18 Nov 44 they had outflanked the town of Raon l'Etape and broke the German winter lines in this sector which was intended by the Germans to hold out until April of 1945. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Normandy/Normandie |
| 15 Nov 1942 | Days of Combat/Jour de Combat 163 |
| Casualties/Victimes 5 038 | |
Entered Combat/Entré au combat |
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| 9 Nov 1944 | |
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Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux Maj. Gen. Withers A. Burress (Nov 42 - Sep 45) |
Campaigns/CampagnesRhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45) |
PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP |
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DIVISION CHRONICLEThe 100th Infantry Division landed at Marseilles, France, 20 October 1944, and sent its first elements into combat at St. Remy in the Vosges Mountains, 1 November 1944. The Division as a whole began the relief of the 45th at Baccarat, 5 November, assuming control of the sector, 9 November. The attack jumped off, 12 November, the Division driving against the German winter line in the Vosges Mountains. The Division took Bertrichamps and Clairupt, pierced the German line, and seized Raon l'Etape and St. Blaise, 16-26 November. Later in November, elements assisted in holding the Saverne Gap bridgehead while the bulk of the Division went into reserve. In December, the Division went on the offensive in the vicinity of Bitche. Wingen and Lemberg were occupied m fierce fighting, 6-10 December and Reyersweiler fell, 1113 December. Fort Schiesseck capitulated after a heavy assault, 20 December. With the outbreak of the Von Rundstedt offensive, the Division was ordered to halt the attack and to hold defensive positions, south of Bitche, as part of the Seventh Army mission during the Bulge battle. German counterattacks of 1 and 8-10 January 1945 were repulsed; thereafter the sector was generally quiet and the Division prepared for a resumption of the offensive. On 15 March 1945, the attack jumped off and on 16 March, Bitche fell to the 100th. Taking Neustadt and Ludwigshafen, the Division reached the Rhine, 24 March. Crossing the Rhine, 31 March, it moved south in the wake of the 10th Armored Division and then east across the Neckar River, establishing and enlarging a bridgehead, 4-11 April. Heilbronn fell in house-to-house fighting, 12 April, and the Division resumed its rapid pursuit of the enemy, reaching Stuttgart by 21 April. The 100th was mopping up along the Neckar, southeast of Stuttgart, 23 April, when it was pinched out of VI Corps, and confined its action to patrolling the sector east of Stuttgart. Shifting to Goppingen, 30 April, the Division engaged in occupational duties as the war in Europe ended. |
CHRONIQUE DE DIVISIONLa 100e Division d’infanterie débarque à Marseille, en France, le 20 octobre 1944 et envoie ses premiers éléments au combat à St. Remy dans les Vosges, le 1er novembre 1944. La Division dans son ensemble a commencé le relève du 45e à Baccarat, le 5 novembre, prenant le contrôle du secteur, le 9 novembre. L’attaque a commencé le 12 novembre, la division se dirigeant contre la ligne hivernale allemande dans les Vosges. La division prend Bertrichamps et Clairupt, perce la ligne allemande et s’empare de Raon l’Etape et de St. Blaise du 16 au 26 novembre. Plus tard en novembre, des éléments ont aidé à maintenir la tête de pont de Saverne Gap pendant que le gros de la division était mis en réserve. En décembre, la division est passée à l’offensive dans les environs de Bitche. Wingen et Lemberg ont été occupés m combats acharnés, 6‑10 décembre et Reyersweiler est tombé, 1113 Décembre. Le fort Schiesseck capitule après un assaut violent, le 20 décembre. Avec le déclenchement de l’offensive Von Rundstedt, la division reçoit l’ordre d’arrêter l’attaque et de tenir des positions défensives au sud de Bitche dans le cadre de la mission de la 7e armée pendant la bataille des Ardennes. Les contre-attaques allemandes du 1er et 8 au 10 janvier 1945 sont repoussées, puis le secteur est généralement calme et la division se prépare à reprendre l’offensive. Le 15 mars 1945, l’attaque a sauté et le 16 mars, Bitche est tombé au 100e. Prenant Neustadt et Ludwigshafen, la division atteint le Rhin le 24 mars. Traversant le Rhin, 31 mars, il se déplace vers le sud dans le sillage de la 10e division blindée puis vers l’est à travers la rivière Neckar, établissant et agrandissant une tête de pont, 4‑11 avril. Heilbronn tombe dans un combat maison à maison, le 12 avril, et la division reprend sa poursuite rapide de l’ennemi, atteignant Stuttgart le 21 avril. Le 100e se trouvait en train de ramasser le long du Neckar, au sud-est de Stuttgart, le 23 avril, lorsqu’il fut arraché par le VIe corps, et limita son action à patrouiller le secteur est de Stuttgart. Le 30 avril, la division s’est engagée dans des tâches professionnelles à Goppingen, où elle a pris ses fonctions après la fin de la guerre en Europe. |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Armydivs.squarespace.com |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Dominique Didier - Ancestry - Findagrave.com - Weremember.abmc.gov |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |
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Brother of Raymond L |
John Charlton GENTRY Jr.
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 260149747 |
Source : Loree & Billy Beacham | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3 November 1919 Macon, Bibb County, GEORGIA | ||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | GEORGIA | ||
| FAMILY |
Parents : John Charlton & Hallie Corine Stokes GENTRY Siblings : Leon Curtis, Fenton Eugene, Miriam L, Raymond L, Marvin O., Alma & Irvin Madison | ||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Salespersons | | |
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 6 avril 1942 Fort Mcpherson Atlanta, GEORGIA | ||
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Source : Debra Lynn Layfield Nipper | |||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Ancestry | ||
| Brother of Raymond L |
Marvin O'Neal GENTRY
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34979841 |
Source : Loree & Billy Beacham | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23 November 1925 | ||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | GEORGIA | ||
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Parents : John Charlton & Hallie Corine Stokes GENTRY Siblings : Leon Curtis, Fenton Eugene, Miriam L, Raymond L, John C, Alma & Irvin Madison | ||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farmer | | |
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 19 avril 1944 Fort MC Pherson Atlanta GEORGIA | ||
| UNIT | US Army | ||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Ancestry | ||















