Gale Carson BLAND

1920 - 1943  (22 years)

• Name	Gale Carson BLAND
  Born	30 Sep 1920	Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	(ENLISTED 8/27/1942)  [1, 2]
  	Sgt, Co D, 337th Engineers, US Army, WW II (North Africa, Europe, KIA, Purple Heart)
  Census	1930	New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Education	Doddridge Co HS (1938), WV University (1942, BS in agriculture)  [2, 3]
  Died	14 Sep 1943	Italy   [1, 2]
  Buried	Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy   [4]
  Person ID	I58119	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Arthur Cowan BLAND,   b. Oct 1863,   d. 17 Feb 1945, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Julia Ellen SUTTON,   b. 5 Jun 1873,   d. 8 Jun 1963  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F19945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Sep 1920 - Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Buried - - Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		58119_GaleCarsonBland_USArmy_WW2_Snapshot.jpg
  		Sgt. Gale C. Bland

  
  

  Documents		58119_BLAND_Gale_KIA_14Sep1943.jpg
  		999999_HonorRoll_DoddridgeCoHighSchool_WestUnionRecord_18Apr1935.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html). [S691] West Union Herald, 10/14/1943. [S1897] West Union Record, 4/18/1935. [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html), Nettuno Cemetery, Italy, grave E 11 9.