WWII
Vanda Gainous
Rate / Rank
S Sergeant
Birthdate
May 4 1919
Date of Death
June 2 1990
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
January 9 1942 - October 28 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations, April 30, 1944 - October 16, 1945.
- Normandy, June 6, 1944, D-Day; Northern France
- Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted ;Fort McPherson, Georgia. Moncrief Hospital, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Troop E, 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five battle stars
- American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Marksman (rifle)
- World War II Victory Medal
Notes
Born; Grady County, Georgia. SSN 254-42-0451. US Army service number 34-195-814. The 2nd Calvary captured the famous Arabian horses (Lippizan) and transferred them to France. Burial; Capel Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.