Pfc Gilbert Evans Potts

1920 - 1945  (24 years)

• Name	Gilbert Evans Potts
  Birth	11 Apr 1920	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1]
  History	Gilbert graduated in 1938 from Mount Hermon School. He then graduated in 1942 from Colby College. On 18 June 1942, he entered military service despite having won a scholarship to Boston University. He served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France. He was twice wounded and awarded the purple heart with an oak leaf cluster.  [1]
  Death	03 Feb 1945	near Strasbourg, France   [1]
  	Gilbert was killed in action while serving with Patch's Seventh Army in France.
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Pfc Gilbert Evans Potts,   b. 11 Apr 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 03 Feb 1945, near Strasbourg, France  (Age 24 years) ▻ Deborah Elizabeth Stillings + 2. Beverly Potts,   b. 28 Jun 1922, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 24 Dec 2001  (Age 79 years)
  Person ID	I2612	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Polly
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Louis Martin Potts,   b. 05 Sep 1884
  Mother	Gertrude DeLaney,   b. 15 Jun 1892   d. 25 Jun 1951, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1918
  Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 9 months - She : 26 years.
  Family ID	F1517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deborah Elizabeth Stillings,   b. Abt 1920, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 04 Aug 1945, Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Apr 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - 03 Feb 1945 - near Strasbourg, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).