Wallace J. Gillespie

Private First Class Wallace J Gillespie grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Walsh

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    38th Infantry
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    2nd Infantry Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Germany 

Biography:

Wallace J Gillespie was born in Dundee, Walsh County, North Dakota on August 30, 1920, to James Robertson Gillespie and Mary Duffy. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on June 20, 1944, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Private First Class Gillespie was killed in action on March 30, 1945, in Germany; buried in Grave 9058, Block 9, Section C, Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave