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SSgt Gene Homer Paige

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SSgt Gene Homer Paige Veteran

Birth
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, USA
Death
5 Jan 1944 (aged 22)
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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November 5th, 1944: Staff Sgt. Gene Paige has been determined killed in action over Germany on January 5th. He was a radio technician on a B-17 bomber that was shot down. Paige was born near Atlanta, Illinois and attended Heyworth, Illinois
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name Gene Homer Paige
Race White
Age 20
Birth Date 12 Jul 1921
Birth Place Atlanta, Illinois
Registration Date 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place Normal, McLean, Illinois, USA
Employer None
Height "6 0"
Weight "178"
Complexion Light
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Next of Kin Roe Cruikshank
Household Members (Name)
Gene Homer Paige
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949

Name Gene H Paige
Gender Male
Rank Staff Sergeant
Residence Place Illinois
Type of Medal Purple Heart
Service Number 36429716
Military Unit 369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy
Military Branch U.S. Army Air Forces
War World War II
Death Date 5 Jan 1944
Cemetery Plot Number D
Cemetery Row 14
Cemetery Section Grave: 55
Cemetery Ardennes
Burial Place Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium
Mother Nellie L Cruikshank
Contributor: Kim CHAPMAN (49399816)
November 5th, 1944: Staff Sgt. Gene Paige has been determined killed in action over Germany on January 5th. He was a radio technician on a B-17 bomber that was shot down. Paige was born near Atlanta, Illinois and attended Heyworth, Illinois
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name Gene Homer Paige
Race White
Age 20
Birth Date 12 Jul 1921
Birth Place Atlanta, Illinois
Registration Date 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place Normal, McLean, Illinois, USA
Employer None
Height "6 0"
Weight "178"
Complexion Light
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Blue
Next of Kin Roe Cruikshank
Household Members (Name)
Gene Homer Paige
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949

Name Gene H Paige
Gender Male
Rank Staff Sergeant
Residence Place Illinois
Type of Medal Purple Heart
Service Number 36429716
Military Unit 369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy
Military Branch U.S. Army Air Forces
War World War II
Death Date 5 Jan 1944
Cemetery Plot Number D
Cemetery Row 14
Cemetery Section Grave: 55
Cemetery Ardennes
Burial Place Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium
Mother Nellie L Cruikshank
Contributor: Kim CHAPMAN (49399816)

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  • Maintained by: Albert Ledoux
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56360164/gene_homer-paige: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Gene Homer Paige (12 Jul 1921–5 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56360164, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Albert Ledoux (contributor 46511171).