Gilbert J. Machette Sergeant, United States Army |
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J. Machette
Sergeant, United States Army 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadron World War II Birth Date: 2 July 1919 at Newark, New Jersey Died 25 August 1944 at Corbeil, France Buried At Arlington National Cemetery Courtesy of Barbara Burke Berntsen 102 Cavalry Recon Squadron, Troop C, Sergeant Gilbert J. Machette. "Sergeant Machette was with his platoon on
a reconnaissance mission in the vicinity of Nandy, France, after having
crossed the Seine River, south of Paris. The platoon was ambushed
and overcome by a strong enemy force. Sergeant Machette leaped from
his 1/4 ton vehicle to deploy the men under his command and was met with
a burst of fire from a German 20mm machine gun and killed instantly."
Posted: 18 November 2001 Updated: 10 May 2003 Updated: 14 September 2005 |
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