Gerrits, Donald Lewis

1930 - 1950  (19 years)    Has 45 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Gerrits, Donald Lewis
  Born	16 Nov 1930
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 21 Jan 1949 and 19 Sep 1950
  Korean War U. S. Army 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
  Military Service	19 Sep 1950
  Name: Donald L. Gerrits Birth Date: 1930 Birth City: Outagamie State Registered: Wisconsin Death Date: 19 Sep 1950 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Killed in Action War: Korean War Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army Rank: Private First Class Service: U.S. Army Service ID: 16308170 Notes: Private First Class Gerrits was a member of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 19, 1950. Private First Class Gerrits was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll Name: Donald L Gerrits Birth Date: 1930 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Home City: Outagamie Home State: Wisconsin Citizen Status: US Citizen Death Date: 19 Sep 1950 Processed Date: Nov 1979 Casualty Country: Korea Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available Service Branch: US Army Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR) Rank: Private First Class 19 Reg. 24 Div. PFC DONALD L GERRITS 19th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division Army Hostile, Died (KIA) Date Of Loss: September 19, 1950 PFC - E3 MOS 4812 - Heavy Weapons Infantryman Service Number: RA16308170 OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI Year of Birth: 1930 Date Of Final Status: September 19, 1950 Korean War Project Key No: 10531
  Military Service Awards	19 Sep 1950
  http://www.koreanwar.org/html/korean_war_project_remembrance.html?FIRSTNAME=DONALD&MNAME=L&LASTNAME=GERRITS&JR=&TPSN_ID=1321
  Died	19 Sep 1950	Taejon Area, Korea
  Cause: War - KIA - Korean War
  Obituary	7 Oct 1950
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Donald L. Gerrits 9/19/1950 Post Crescent 10/7/1950 1
  Marriage Status	Never Married
  Person ID	I113069	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Gerrits, Peter J.,   b. 8 Aug 1903, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1975, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sanders, Jeanette,   b. 28 Mar 1907, Lawrence, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1964, West De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F9780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Died - Cause: War - KIA - Korean War - 19 Sep 1950 - Taejon Area, Korea  = Link to Google Earth
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