Name:
Rod Gaiennie
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
36754106
Unit:
289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-25
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
Plot:
G
Row:
4
Grave:
37
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Rod Gaiennie was born on May 8, 1923, in Hudson, Ohio. He entered the service in Illinois and served in the 289th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on December 25, 1944, one mile north of Grandménil, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. PFC Gaiennie is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.