S2/c Gerard James Vail
Born: 11 January 1927 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: James Vail, Sr. & Isabel Vail
Siblings: 2 sisters, 1 brother
Home:
– 811 South Fifteenth Avenue, Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Manual Training High School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1945
Selective Service Registration: 2 July 1945
Contact Person: Isabel Vail – mother
Enlisted:
– 2 January 1945
Rank: Seaman Second Class
Serial Number: Unknown
Training:
– Unknown
– 6 June 1945
– received his High School Diploma
Died:
– 8 July 1945- Edward Hines Veteran Administration Hospital – Hines, Illinois
– from disease
Buried:
– 12 July 1945 – Elmwood Cemetery – River Grove, Illinois
