Gilbert Mann

Last Name: Mann
First Name: Gilbert
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Nickname: Gibbo

Birthdate: October 31, 1917
Birthplace: Wilmington, DE

Wilmington Residence: 806 W. 28th St.

High School: Wilmington High School
Post-Secondary Education: University of Delaware

Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: Personnel Manager

Branch of Armed Services: U.S. Army
Armed Services Serial Number: 32242993
Service Duration: 3 years, 11 months

Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Ft. Lewis, WA, 44th Infantry Div., 174th Infantry Btln., Western Defense Command (California, Oregon, Washington);Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), Univ. of California - Berkeley;13th Armored Division, 496th Armored Field Artillery Btln. (Mechanized), Advanced Training, Brownwood, TX

Unit(s): 44th Infantry Div., 174th Infantry Btln., Western Defense Command;Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP);13th Armored Division, 496th Armored Field Artillery Btln.(Mechanized).

Rank(s): Private First Class

Theater(s) of Operation: European Theater of Operations

Locations: France, Germany

Campaigns/Battles: Rhineland, Central Europe / Ruhr Pocket,

Military Occupation/Specialty: Rifleman, Fire Computer, Interpreter

Awards/Honors: Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Europe, Middle Eastern, African Campaign Medal w/ 2 battle stars, Expert Marksman in Carbine and Submachine gun

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Of Interest: BA in German and English Education, President of Mu Sigma Fraternity, Fluent in 4 languages: English, French, German, Serbo-Croatian, Boy Scout Adult Leader.

Delaware Connection(s): Rabbi Henry Tavel, Bill Frank (Brother-In-Law), Lifelong Delawarean

Discharge Date: December 16, 1945 in Ft. MacArthur, California
Where Returned: Norfolk, VA, Late July, 1945
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Death Date: July 19, 2007
Death Place: Wilmington, DE
Death Cause: Complications of Esophageal Cancer, Old Age
Place of Burial: Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Wilmington, DE

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Later Work: Partner, Goorland and Mann, Inc.

Date of Marriage: January 29, 1955
Spouse Name: Muriel L. Goorland
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Spouse Birthdate: 04/10/1922
Spouse Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Spouse Death Date: March 11, 2022
Spouse Death Place: Frederick, MD

Name(s) of Children: Alan Robert Mann, Michael Gideon Mann

Survivors/Relation:

Father's Name: Abraham Mann
Mother's Name: Lillian Swartz Mann

Birthplace of Father: East Prussia, German Empire
Birthplace of Mother: Rosalie, Lithuania, Russian Empire

Sources: Mann Family Records, Jewish Gen, US Census (1900), U.S. Army History

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