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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Harold A. Gentle

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

712th Tank Battalion Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN THE C COMPANY, 712TH TANK BATTALION AND HE LANDED WITH THEM AT UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 28, 1944 AS PART OF THE 1ST ARMY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON JULY 11, 1944 IN NORMANDY AS HIS TANK PLATOON WAS ON A MISSION TO RESCUE A BATTALION OF THE 90TH INFANTRY ENCIRCLED BY GERMAN TROOPS. HE IS LAID TO REST IN THE LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY IN FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK.