WWII

Rupert George Gainous

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
January 4 1922

Date of Death
November 5 2003

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
December 9 1942 - March 8 1946

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Detachment 9 Prisoner of War

Decorations & Citations

American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Sharpshooter (Carbine)

Notes

SSN 256-26-7682. US Army service number 34-576-317. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 1, Cairo, Georgia. Returned to Cairo High School after the war and graduated in 1947. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo Georgia.