James Gehas

NAME: James Gehas

ASN: 33783545

PLACE OF BIRTH:

DATE OF BIRTH: 1924?

DATES OF SERVICE: 01 Jun 1943 - 18 Dec 1945

UNIT ASSIGNED: 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes – Alsace, Rhineland

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

Was in Trade School training to be an Electrician

01 Jun 1943 – Enlisted at Philadelphia, PA – NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 33783545 33783545
NAME GEHAS#JAMES############# GEHAS#JAMES#############
RESIDENCE: STATE 32 PENNSYLVANIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 029 CHESTER
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 3295 PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 01 01
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 06 06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 32 PENNSYLVANIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 24 24
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 3 3 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 992 Undefined Code
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0707 0707
FILM REEL NUMBER 1.224 1.224

 

15 Jun 1943 – New Cumberland, PA – Veterans Recollections

Attended training at Camp Hale, Colorado with 10th Mountain Division

Attended training at Fort Benning, GA

00 May 1944 - Left US by ship to go overseas 14 days arrived in Naples, Italy

Went to Sicily for training

Went back to Italy for training

Went to Southern France in the Alps

Went to Ardennes

00 Jan 1945 – Wounded in Action – Frostbite hospitalized for four months

18 Dec 1945 – Honorable Discharge as Pfc. 

After returning home he earned his High School Diploma.

He then attended Business School and graduated.

He was employed as an accountant at the Veterans Hospital.  

His Squad Leader was Edward Platt 

Did not participate in any combat jumps 


(ALL IMAGES AND INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS PROPERTY OF THE GEHAS FAMILY AND MAY NOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION. PLEASE CONTACT THE WEBMASTER AT THE E-MAIL BELOW)

webmaster@509thgeronimo.org

©2006 509thgeronimo.org. All Rights Reserved.